Blues Begone!
Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by JenWriter
And now the blues are over because I woke up to a partial request! YAY!
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Writer Blues
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by JenWriter
I think I have the writer blues.
Being a writer is a bit like riding a spastic roller coaster sometimes. One day, you think you’ve got some absolutely terrific and perfect. The next, you think every word you write is blah. One day, someone is requesting material. The next, you have three rejections.
I actually really love […]
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Woo hoo!
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by JenWriter
I did it! I made my goal of reaching 60k total tonight! Two chapters and an epilogue left…sooooooooo close!
Current WIP 60,019 / 70,000 Words (85.74%)
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Coffee, Status and the Blog
Posted on July 17th, 2008 by JenWriter
Hi everyone! Just taking a quick break from the hours of work to give a status update on the progress of my WIP.
1. Coffee is my friend. I took a nap tonight when I got home from the day job, and when I woke up, I was quite groggy. A trip to Dunkin Donuts for […]
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Status Time
Posted on July 16th, 2008 by JenWriter
Busy, busy, busy! That’s me.
Here’s my current status with the WIP:
Current WIP
50,403 / 70,000 Words (72.00%)
This is where it is at this point tonight. I plan on getting back to work right after this post to churn about a few more thousand words. It’s all been edited as well, at least once. Some sections […]
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Nose to the Grindstone
Posted on July 14th, 2008 by JenWriter
What does that mean anyway?
That looks painful, and I don’t really understand how that’s supposed to mean hard work. Silly old phrases.
Why am I posting photos of grindstones? Because I’ve been putting my nose to one…figuratively. Over the weekend, I wrote 10k on my WIP, blasting me through the halfway point and into the really […]
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More on the Pitch
Posted on July 11th, 2008 by JenWriter
I had a couple of comments on my last post with questions about the actual pitch so I thought I would share my strategy and how I framed it.
First, I made sure I knew who I was pitching before I sat down. Meaning I either knew information about clients or information about genres they have […]
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AgentFest Results!
Posted on July 10th, 2008 by JenWriter
I’ll tell you what. I am exhausted. Pitching takes a lot out of a timid writer. But you know what? I actually did it!
There were over 40 agents and something like 100 writers. We were introduced to the agents and then let loose to stand in line to pitch our selected agents who were scattered […]
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Conference Pitching Research (for AgentFest!)
Posted on July 8th, 2008 by JenWriter
So, I’ve been doing some research on how best to prepare for pitching agents during appointments at conferences. Since I have some of these pitch sessions coming up in two days! There are so many different things I’ve read, many conflicting with each other. I’ve decided to take all the information I’ve gathered and go […]
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AgentFest!
Posted on July 7th, 2008 by JenWriter
I’m going to AgentFest!
What’s AgentFest, you ask? It’s part of the International Thriller Writers Annual Conference Extravaganza for both readers and writers. AgentFest is part of the CraftFest package, where you attend panels and discussions on publishing and the craft of writing. AgentFest on its own is an afternoon where writers essentially speed date with […]
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