Wanna come? I won’t be blogging for a while since I’m on vacation. When I get back, I have a lot of stuff to talk about so check in about June 3 or 4 or whenever it is I get my bearings. Ta-Ta!
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Romance and Thriller writer Robin Shope has consented to be interviewed on 10 Minute Writer! I met Robin on Writer Interrupted, a Writers’ Network, and found out that she is a few steps ahead of some of us when it comes to writing and publishing. She was kind enough to answer a few questions [...]
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The next two weeks will be sporadic here on 10 Minute Writer, because we’re traveling to my parents’ home in Sapulpa, Oklahoma! As a tribute to the Sooner State, these Seven Quick Takes are all about Oklahoma! Make sure you stop by Jen at Conversion Diary. She is not an Oklahoman, but I bet she wishes [...]
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Recently, I discovered the wonderfully helpful blog by literary agent Rachelle Gardner. On Monday’s entry, she wrote this post encouraging new writers to concentrate on their writing first, then on learning about the world of publishing. I agree completely, and I would like all of you new writers out there to do just that. However, because I [...]
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How do you learn to write? A literary agent (and one of my new favorite blogs) chimes in!
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Recently, while cruising Writer Interrupted, a social network site created by my friend Gina Conroy, I met a new writer, Lisa Buffaloe! Lisa is a few steps ahead of me in the writing/publishing journey. I wanted to interview here about her writing. She graciously answered a few questions. (You can read more about Lisa [...]
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I firmly believe that the use of fancy French phrases (and also alliteration) makes one an excellent writer. I also think that if you are not focused, if you don’t understand what you love or what you’re best at, or if you are scattered in your preferences, then you won’t succeed. I know from personal [...]
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A book reviewer is sued for writing a bad review!
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These have to be QUICK! I need to go in ten minutes. 1. I think my 9 year old daughter has a cracked rib! : ( And sadly, there’s not much to do except take painkillers and rest. I AM NOT good at taking care of the health issues of my kids. I have an [...]
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My husband is a tech guy. He helped me set this site up and warned me, “if you don’t have registered comments, you might have trouble with spam!” Yeah. Well. I might. So, I’ve decided, based on advice from a knowledgeable reader, to remove the registration process, or at least try for a little [...]
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Katharine Grubb is a successful homeschooling mother of five, bread baker, reluctant dish washer and part-time novelist. If she can find time in her busy day to write, so can you!