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On NaNo, ten days in

by Rebecca | Nov 12, 2013 | goals, NaNo, pacing, schedules, talking about writing, things that make you go duh, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, Uncategorized

In the past, I’ve used the NaNo energy and camaraderie to write lots–I think last year I did about 30K in November of the project I was working on. But I’ve never done NaNo “for real” before. Truthfully, I’m not even doing that...

Revision Trick: Synopsize Me

by Rebecca | Nov 8, 2011 | mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, pacing, revising, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, talking about writing, WIP

I know, I know. Synopses are devilish. But hear me out on this one. I always start revisions by reading through my WIP, fighting the urge to make line edits the whole time. (If I let myself start making edits, I would never get through the read. So if something is...

Recent Posts

  • Listen to The Disaster Days!
  • Warwick Children’s Book Festival
  • WLA Children’s Book Award
  • The Disaster Days: now available in paperback
  • More news and reviews for Alone in the Woods

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