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, , becca July 2, 2012

Re-Re-Revision

It’s that time again. Revision. Re-revision. Re-re-revision. (That sort of implies that it started with a VISION, right? And that should help this process along.) Agent M sent the latest round of notes, I read them right away, and I’ve taken the weekend to process. A few thoughts on the whole deal: — Far fewer
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, , , becca June 2, 2012

The Eggs Are In the Basket

And once again, I have delivered a manuscript. Breathe with me, friends. Ahhhh. We shall see what Agent Meredith thinks of it (if she finds it ready to submit to editors), but meanwhile, I can think about other things for a few minutes. Yay! Other things! (See how glad I am?) Okay. So. Things. Um,
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, , becca May 28, 2012

Breathing

I’m gasping a little, here Not drowning, exactly — Just feeling the water slapping against my chin. Working.Working.Workworkworking And not much getting finished. Sticky, life is. (Also floors. And cupboards.) Is the story any good anymore? Hard to say. Hurry hurry hurryhurryhurry to Finish It Up. Why? So it can be done? Or so it
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, , , , , becca April 18, 2012

Wherein I Use Many Words to Say Few Things of Significance

Today is the last day to enter to win TELL ME WHO I AM. So get on over and enter, if you haven’t. Because WINNING IS FUN. Remember that? Also, New York. I am going. (Coming?) Soon. In a week I will be there. And I am excited more than I am nervous. Remember how I
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, , becca April 9, 2012

Publishing Path: Story Time

Once upon a time [1], I got a literary agent. This is one of those things that if you’re not (A) a writer (B) the parent of a writer or (C) married to a writer, you just probably don’t care about. But if you are (A) (B) or (C) (Mostly A, let’s not kid ourselves)
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, , becca January 25, 2012

The Query Zone and Hard Things (and what makes them Possible)

So when you’re a writer and you’re in the Query Zone, you have these REALLY HARD things[1] to do, which are not in any particular order, because this is MY blog and I can do things out of order if I so desire. And I do. 1. Put yourself and your story out there. I know
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, , becca December 1, 2011

Can I love it (and be so done with it at the same time)?

I’m almost through revising. Again. Again. It’s not really something that I do once and POOF! A great book! It’s more like “Okay, so if I look at one more sentence I’ve read a million times, will it somehow restructure itself to be that mystical, magical “fresh voice” that editors and agents everywhere will fall
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, , , becca November 29, 2011

Gratitude Month, Day 29

We’re coming into the home stretch here. I can feel it. I may never be thankful again. Oh, come on. I’m just kidding. But know what? It’s a beautiful day outside. It’s fifty degrees and sunny. It feels like fall, and it IS fall, but usually at this time of year we tend more toward
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