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A Good Blog is Hard To Find
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Is It Blood or Fire
Back when I was struggling to make it as a young author, I launched two books under two names---Mary Alice Monroe and Mary Alice Kruesi. The premise behind this poor advice from my agent---that at the time seemed like a good idea---was not to confuse the readers because I had...
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I Ran Off with the Circus
by Nicole Seitz
Some of the most unexpected blessings of my entire writing journey have been the people I've met and friendships formed along the way. Not something you'd expect to hear from a girl who, on her kindergarten report card, had "Cannot throw a ball"...
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"I Wish I'd Written that" by Niles Reddick
The interesting thing about writing advice is that there is always someone willing to give you some and often it's the same old advice---be persistent, don't give up, write what you know, keep a journal, do more research, get in a class....
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My Writing is Taking New Turns and I'm just Flicking the Blinkers
My writing has taken odd turns since the economy took its downward spiral.
A novel I loved, as did my former agent at one of New York’s biggest firms, thought it would go to auction – that heavenly place writers dream of landing.
Instead, “Chimes from a...
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The Importance of Goals
The Importance of Goals
In preparation for the 2012, I clean house and set goals for the new year. This week, I found a Polaroid of my daughter taken when she was in kindergarten. It was fireman’s day, evidenced by the lopsided hat...
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