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

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2020Wednesday, October 28, 2020
  • by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

The Jackhammer in the Basement: On writing (or not writing) through distractions

“It’s a black fly in your chardonnay. It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late.” Alanis Morissette was kind…

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  • Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2020Saturday, March 21, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Author Sarah DiGregorio (and Book Giveaway!)

As someone who dealt with many complications getting pregnant, I was excited to talk to Sarah DiGregorio, who writes about premature birth…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 15, 2019Tuesday, November 12, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

My Book Pitch Letter

We can discuss pitching and pitch letters till the sky turns green, but what would probably be more helpful is…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 27, 2019Sunday, September 29, 2019
  • by Amy Klein

On Having — and Doing It All

I used to date this famous author — it was when he was actually on the cusp of being famous…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 9, 2019Monday, July 8, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Chopping block

Aloha! This week we are supposed to address “what we cut from our books and why:” Well, technically I had…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 2, 2019Sunday, August 25, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Temper!

I’m so thrilled the world is now able to get their hands on Layne Fargo’s excellent novel, Temper. It is…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2019Monday, June 24, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: The case against the green-eyed beastie

Aloha! Everyone gets jealous. It’s human nature. I won’t lie and say that I don’t get jealous. But….. I have…

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  • Posted on Friday, June 14, 2019Tuesday, June 11, 2019
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Just Write and Other Groups

    I’ve moved around a lot in the past decade, and I’ve had to cull my writing friends from…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, June 4, 2019Monday, June 3, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Next-generation debutante

Aloha! It’s that time of year, when the class of 2019 looks into the near future and selects the next…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2019Sunday, May 26, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Stocking Up for Summer

Aloha! I’ve been celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this month, albeit intermittently. Each week, I’ve posted a stack of…

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