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Archive for March, 2009

Building Momentum in Your Middles

• March 27, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Advice, Personal Notes
Tags: author, writing, MC, Kings & Queens, novel, climax, stories, sapphire reign, novelist, courtney vail, rollercoaster, tension, middles, sagging, connectors, story arc, momentum, set pieces, pinnacle moments, curve, jeopardy, twist

What Do Literary Agents Want?

• March 25, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Finding Agents & Submitting
Tags: agents, books, discussion, literary agents, novels, Q&A, round table, writers, writing

Running in Slow-Mo

• March 23, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Personal Notes
Tags: book, courtney vail, Editing, Kings & Queens, narrative, novel, penning, POV, running, sapphire reign, sequel, teens, writing, YA

No Go But That’s Okay

• March 20, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Uncategorized
Tags: ABNA, agent, agent hunting, book, courtney vail, determination, MS, novel, passionate, perseverance, publishing, struggle, writer, writing

Scream ~ FIRST Wildcard Tour

• March 16, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in FIRST
Tags: christian fiction, FIRST, Mike Delloso, novel, Scream, wildcard, writer

Nanofiction: 55er

• March 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Poems-Shorts-&-More, Writing Exercise
Tags: 55er, creative exercise, flash fiction, form, nanofiction, short story, word, writer, writing, Writing Exercise

Will Books Become Kindling?

• March 5, 2009 • 6 Comments

Posted in Uncategorized
Tags: amazon, blackberry, books, deficit, gadget, gizmo, kindle2, libraries, museums, nerd, novel, read

To Be or Not to Be: That IS the Question

• March 2, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Advice, Building Characters
Tags: chant, character, circumstance, complexity, courtney vail, dialogue, exist, existence, hamlet, impact, narrative, novel, personality, purpose, readers, sapphire reign, scope, show don't tell, showing versus telling, story, summary, to be or not to be, WIP, writer, writing

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@romimoondi ~ haha. thanks! 1 day ago
@DarcKnyt ~ Thanks. Rejection happens along the way, so it's nice to get a high-five from an agent for a change. One small victory for ME. 1 day ago
@sherricornelius ~ Thanks for dancing. When someone signs me, then the real celebration can begin. Can't wait! 1 day ago
@DarcKnyt ~ All my tweaking made a difference. Sometimes the shortest queries aren't the best. Getting a "yes" on this one is so cool. 1 day ago
@righter1 ~ Thanks, Liberty! 1 day ago

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