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Adventure – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. December 31, 2014. December 31, 2014. I like New Year’s Eve/Day, for the same reason I like Valentine’s Day. Yes, I suppose we. Make goals and reflect on our lives and reach again for the things we want. I might do a post tomorrow on goals for 2015, but for now, here’s 2014 in review: it was a heckuva year. Signed with my agent (and I got to meet said agent in NYC). Four different mornings I got o...
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Just Write the Book – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. Just Write the Book. April 27, 2015. April 27, 2015. Oh, blogging. Back when I didn’t have an agent or even a complete manuscript to my name, back when I was but a lowly intern in a just-started small press, I had no compunction writing up wordy posts about writer’s block, revision, and the emotional travails of the creative process. Now I’m like:. But mentally, there were things like:. But someth...
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Books – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. AS King and Subjectivity. November 8, 2014. November 8, 2014. Growing up, my reading tastes were somewhat pedestrian. In other words, if I really,. Loved a book, chances were, it was already pretty popular. I liked some books, especially genre books, that weren’t to everyone’s taste, but if I adored a book, I felt confident recommending it and having it well received. Everybody Sees the Ants.
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Year End Reflections – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. December 31, 2014. December 31, 2014. I like New Year’s Eve/Day, for the same reason I like Valentine’s Day. Yes, I suppose we. Make goals and reflect on our lives and reach again for the things we want. I might do a post tomorrow on goals for 2015, but for now, here’s 2014 in review: it was a heckuva year. Signed with my agent (and I got to meet said agent in NYC). Four different mornings I got o...
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Sometimes, Running Away Works – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. Sometimes, Running Away Works. September 22, 2014. September 22, 2014. Rebecca Solnit, in her book. The Faraway Nearby,. I’m currently a nomad, traveling around, and I give this introduction only because people tend to ask me, “But what are you doing out there? Why did you go? 8220;Nothing. I wanted to.”. Here are some lovely things about Boston:. 1) Louisa May Alcott’s house (Little Women! Boston...
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News – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. How I Got My Literary Agent. May 28, 2014. July 9, 2014. February 2013 was the first time I ever pitched. As I did close my eyes and tip over). I’m read. To make sure my query was properly formatted. I’m not saying I did an awesome job, but I did try and fully recognized that I needed to put my best foot forward, even if I was still figuring out what that was. Roughly five agents wanted to read it...
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Me – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. You should always be good at one other thing besides writing. Or mediocre at a dozen smaller things. December 31, 2014. December 31, 2014. I like New Year’s Eve/Day, for the same reason I like Valentine’s Day. Yes, I suppose we. Make goals and reflect on our lives and reach again for the things we want. Signed with my agent (and I got to meet said agent in NYC). Graduated with my bachelors degree.
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mckelle george's journal – Page 2 – life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published.
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. My Writing Process – Bloghop. June 30, 2014. My dear friend Sara Butler. Who writes a speculative fiction series about monster-hunting and other awesomeness, invited me to participate in this bloghop:. What am I working on? I’m just starting the first draft of a YA contemporary book called. The Dark Backward,. A retelling of Shakespeare’s. How does my work differ from others of its genre? Is an ol...
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A Merry War – mckelle george's journal
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Mckelle george's journal. Life, writing tips, literary ramblings, and one writer's journey to get published. The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Manuscript. June 25, 2014. I mean, I was reeeally not fond of this story. “This is shallow as a puddle. And boring. And every sentence I try to write is more tissue-paper flak around this essential pile of crap.”. Part of it is that I’m one month shy of hitting the year mark from when i wrote the very first sentence for this book. Am I not finished yet?