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Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Flora Collins
  • Sonya Singh
  • Cleyvis Natera
  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Category: The Lost Girls

  • Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2015Monday, May 2, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Shit I’m Thankful For: A Poem

What am I thankful for?? Well, first let me tell you what I’m not thankful for, and that’s posting the day after…

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  • Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2015Saturday, November 21, 2015
  • by Louise Miller

News Flash–Endings and Beginnings Edition

  Congratulations to Sharon H., winner of IDYLL THREATS By Stephanie Gayle. Check back next week, where we will announce the winner…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2015Sunday, December 6, 2015
  • by Heather Young

How Not to Write. How to Write.

I love this topic, because I know so much more about not writing than I do writing. Not writing is…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2015Sunday, December 6, 2015
  • by Heather Young

Like Sands Through the Hourglass: What is This Time Thing, Anyway?

This week’s topic is time.  We picked it because November is NaNoWriMo, the annual writing frenzy that turns half a…

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  • Posted on Sunday, November 1, 2015Saturday, October 31, 2015
  • by Louise Miller

News Flash–Stolen Halloween Candy Edition

Congratulations to Suzy, winner of THE GOOD NEIGHBOR, by Amy Sue Nathan! Check back next week, where we will announce…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2015Sunday, December 6, 2015
  • by Heather Young

Wait — What If People Actually Read It?

This week, as I’ve laughed at and sympathized with Louise’s and Jennifer’s posts about their publishing fears (or, in the…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 25, 2015Saturday, October 24, 2015
  • by Louise Miller

News Flash–Publications, Pub Dates and Publicists edition

Congratulations to Laura Bryant, winner of PRETENDING TO DANCE, by Diane Chamberlain! Check back next week, where we will announce…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2015Sunday, December 6, 2015
  • by Heather Young

The Lawyer v. The Novelist: The Case for Thinking Like a Lawyer While Writing Your Novel

Once a lawyer, always a lawyer. That’s what they told me in law school, and what they meant was this:…

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