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I thought I would write a series of posts about the things that I learned while writing, revising, and polishing my last novel. When I finally got around to thinking about it, I generated a list of mistakes that I hope to avoid while creating the next novel. All of those items boiled down to [...]

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I sent the first new cold query this morning. I have a long list of agents to approach and I plan to submit one query each day. I know that some writers send out queries in large batches, but I prefer a methodical approach.

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I finished proofreading SHE yesterday. I’m relieved it’s done. This morning I wrote a one-page synopsis and I’m ready to pitch it at Sleuthfest.

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Thanks to a nasty cold that started last week, I haven’t been able to work on the novel this week. I’d originally expected to finish proofreading SHE this morning, but I still have 96 pages to go. Last week I managed to finish about 45 pages in each two hour session, so I should be [...]

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I have ideas about post topics all the time, but I never get around to writing the posts. Or even writing down the ideas so that I can write the posts later. It’s not laziness (good guess, though, because that’s usually the culprit). I’ve been pretty busy: I’ve made fabulous progress on the novel. I’m [...]

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