May 2013
33 posts
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Revising...
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How I feel about my manuscript most days
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When my editor says she has just a few more notes
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When my published friend starts complaining about...
but I have no idea what she’s talking about because I haven’t sold yet.
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Rejections
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How I look when I've finished a new project
When I find a library book at a someone's house...
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When something terrible happens...
Me…
My agent…
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When I tell my writing bestie I'm going to spend...
and she’s like
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My very first editor on my very first story...
All I heard was…
Submitted by Ranae Jones
Don’t worry Ranae…
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Trying to get a book published. All steps. Do not...
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My contract
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When someone asks me what my next book is about
On the outside…
On the inside…
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When I realize I have to start drafting the third...
…while I’m still editing the second book, and trying to promote the first. AAAAHHHH!
Submitted by Lindsay Ribar
de-lane-e asked: Any tips for getting over writer's block?
After a conference panel where all they did was
talk about how hard it is to sell books these days…
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When I tell people I have a book coming out
they’re like
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When I get a form rejection
Submitted by MaraWrites
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When the book I think I'm writing becomes...
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When I try to explain to someone how I feel about...
they’re like
and I’m like…
Whenever I have to spell anonymous
(why those submissions are always “anon submission”)
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Querying
Me…
Agents…
Anon Submission
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When I'm on the bus and I see someone reading my...
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When someone asks why I started writing
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Deadlines
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When someone says my critiquing is too harsh
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When I show someone my office/couch
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When I send out a batch of queries to agents...
Submitted by Adventures of a 20 Something
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First drafts...
...The RT outburst...
and rumors
I’m such a bad person for linking this.
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When someone complains about how everything...
is just a variant of Twilight.
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When my significant other comes home while I'm...
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When I meet twitter friends IRL and they say I...
April 2013
48 posts
4 tags
When I'm Approaching a New Idea
Submitted by Bibliogato
Edit letters...
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Retreat Gossip
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When the last book in a series doesn't have an...
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When my writing bestie starts freaking out over...
On the outside…
On the inside…
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justthebsides asked: WHAT IS YOUR BOOK CALLED???? I WANNIT
When my beta reader asks me whatever happened to...
Submitted by Lauren Thoman
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When I overhear someone in a bookstore saying all...
When I can't have a proper conversation without...
I know it’s not a writing/publishing .gif, but I think I have a problem.
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publishing...
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When they sent me my cover
I was like…
but then it was so beautiful…
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Giving exclusives
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my best friend when I sit down to write
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When I decided to set my book in London
munrovian asked: Hi, I love your blog. It gives me a small, sad happy when I see you posting about revisions lists and writer's block. Or at least it makes me feel like I have company. My question is: what other writing Tumblrs do you follow? Points for anything funny!
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When my list of revision edits is almost as long...
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When I sell foreign rights