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

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  • Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2018Wednesday, May 23, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

Writing Technologies: 4 Websites I Love, 1 Website I Tolerate, and 1 Website I Want To Murder

Well, it’s official. I have become old. Settle down, young’un, and listen to me bitch about this newfangled writer technology.…

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  • Posted on Monday, May 21, 2018Saturday, May 19, 2018
  • by Cass Morris

How Tech Controls My Chaos

In life, I’m inseparable from my cell phone, but when it comes to writing, there is one program I can…

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  • Posted on Monday, February 27, 2017Saturday, February 25, 2017
  • by Crystal King

Writing Historical Fiction – My Process

This week the Debs are writing about technology. What do we use to help our writing, what couldn’t we live…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2016Friday, February 12, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Technology for Non Tech Writers

Pinterest board for MODERN GIRLS

Given how wired I am now, I find it difficult to remember those days when the most technological advancement I…

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  • Posted on Monday, February 15, 2016Sunday, February 14, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

Scrivener Love

When I read that our theme this week was technology, I was fairly certain that my post was going to…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2015Tuesday, January 20, 2015
  • by Karma Brown

For The Love of Critique Partners

It’s hard to believe now, but it was only two and half years ago when I finished my first (never…

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  • Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2014Wednesday, December 3, 2014
  • by Sona Charaipotra

3 Writing Tricks That Actually Work for the Master Procrastinator

This week’s post is all about ways to stay the course and get the words on the page. And reading…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, December 3, 2014Tuesday, December 2, 2014
  • by Karma Brown

How I Write: Distractions, Muffins, & Deadlines

Writing is hard. Not because of the whole come up with an idea and make it interesting thing – though…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014Tuesday, November 11, 2014
  • by Karma Brown

Words of Advice…

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to hear Jodi Picoult read from her latest novel LEAVING TIME,…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2014Wednesday, September 10, 2014
  • by Karma Brown

On Writing: Here, There, and Everywhere.

If I were creating a dream office to write my bestseller in it would have five things: an antique wooden…

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