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Donut Fall in Love, my first book with a trade publisher, is out today!! https://jackielaubooks.com/books/donut-fall-in-love/ (I sold... -
I do think in words, especially when I am trying to slow down my thinking to articulate an idea or an argument. However, my brain often... -
Maggie Maxwell replied to the thread My book is out!.Congratulations!!!! -
Donut Fall in Love, my first book with a trade publisher, is out today!! https://jackielaubooks.com/books/donut-fall-in-love/ (I sold... -
Thank you both :). I didn't get further than the shortlist, but that was the top ten out of a lot of entries, and I was really happy to... -
Tazlima replied to the thread Do you have an internal monologue?.Do you ever have that flash, but then the thread snaps, leaving you holding just the ends? A simple example is playing a board game... -
The Second Moon replied to the thread October 2021 Challenge - Build a Writing Habit!.*Drive-by because I have to walk the dog* Day 25 - Lots of brainstorming. -
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And yet I am so very angry. The right wants to remove the last vestiges of my bodily autonomy. The right wants to dictate my spiritual... -
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Yeah, vouchers are a non-starter for me. I get that there are issues with a lot of public schools, and I suspect if my kid were...
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This pretty much sums it up. Americans are a fearful people overall. Some studies suggest that fear and political conservatism have a...
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But their taxes go to pay for all those kids to go to school, whether or not they themselves have kids who go through public education...
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TrapperViper replied to the thread Naming your chapters - Yes or no?.FWIW, I think that naming chapters sometimes suggests the manuscript is too episodic. Plenty of authors name chapters regularly...
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Carrie replied to the thread Naming your chapters - Yes or no?.I think, like the rest of the writing, titles need to do some work to earn their inclusion. In my memoir, I used titles that were exact... -
Thank you both :). I didn't get further than the shortlist, but that was the top ten out of a lot of entries, and I was really happy to... -
Maggie Maxwell replied to the thread Naming your chapters - Yes or no?.If it's not something you can maintain through the whole novel, then just go with Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc. After all, chapters are...