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The Noise that Wasn’t There | An Uncommon Event
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Where things happen in their time. Responding to Edits →. The Noise that Wasn’t There. March 4, 2015. Last night I heard a noise. Pretty sure it was mechanical, like a garbage disposal left on, except not quite that. It was coming from upstairs (my neighbor loves to share her radio listening). I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what room it was coming from or even be 100 percent certain it was originating from upstairs (but where else? Was it really there at all? Listening for the mystery sound. Create a free w...
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Why Not? | An Uncommon Event
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Where things happen in their time. Romance Novels: I Love Them. The Noise that Wasn’t There →. March 2, 2015. I was talking plot with a writer friend a few years ago. It went like this: “My character has to find a way to prevent an attack that will kill thousands, but I’m writing myself into a corner. I can’t kill thousands of people.” She replied oh so matter of factly, “Why not? Why not have the gallant hero make a choice that gets him dirty? It might suck. It probably. Romance Novels: I Love Them.
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What I Write | An Uncommon Event
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Where things happen in their time. My fiction is not yet published, but if you’re interested, here’s what I’m about. Working title that really needs a new name). Needs therapy more than her until Edmon proves he knows her better than she ever will, and the Enemy Aliens ignite dormant instincts to protect, serve, and… privateer? Light science fiction,. Stage of These Oppressions. Back in the 1990s “The Test” was published in. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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Responding to Edits | An Uncommon Event
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Where things happen in their time. The Noise that Wasn’t There. Climbing Mountains →. March 15, 2015. You wrote a book. You got your first book deal. Your editor has sent your manuscript back to you with edits. After the initial excitement and, perhaps, terror, you settle in to tend to things and come across suggestions with which you disagree. Among your objections:. This isn’t my MC’s style. This complicates things later. Do you have to do everything your editor has marked up or suggested? I once inclu...
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Romance Novels: I Love Them | An Uncommon Event
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Where things happen in their time. Stages in the Life of a Book. Romance Novels: I Love Them. February 15, 2015. This past week, the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress (LOC) hosted a one-day symposium on popular romance fiction. Kiersten Hallie Krum has accumulated all of the #poprom tweets on Storify. The New York Times. Yet romance sales are among the top in the industry, and I, for one, love them. Mary Bly after the sneak preview of the fantastic documentary “ Love Between the Covers,.
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Stages in the Life of a Book | An Uncommon Event
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Where things happen in their time. What Yoga Taught Me about Writing, and Writing about Yoga. Romance Novels: I Love Them →. Stages in the Life of a Book. February 9, 2015. You sold your book to a publisher. Yay! They tell you they want to publish it… a year from now. It took you that long to write it. What’s up with that? There will be differences if you’re publishing a novel versus a textbook, but at heart, the process is the process. Notes from your editor. Once corrections are final, the book will go...
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Nancy | An Uncommon Event
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Where things happen in their time. April 24, 2016. As evidenced by the long gap between my last post and this one (over a year! I’m not a very talkative blogger. I’m very private, and I struggle with what to say in a public forum, with what to reveal. This month marked a very personal, very private anniversary for me, and I’m finally ready to talk about it. Thirteen years ago, I developed chronic pain that was eventually diagnosed as fibromyalgia. Ten years ago, I was diagnosed with endometriosis. Exhaus...
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An Uncommon Event | Where things happen in their time | Page 2
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Where things happen in their time. Newer posts →. January 27, 2015. It was brought to my attention via Twitter a few weeks ago that the Common Core education standards don’t place much emphasis on legible handwriting. The wave of the future, as you might guess and. The New York Times. Reports, is the keyboard. Kind of obvious, right? But the decline in handwriting isn’t something to write off as a sign of our technological times. The article states:. A difficult or emotional scene. Like to check their to...