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Discussing Books – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. October 22, 2014. October 20, 2014. A Group of Artists By Jules-Alexandre Grün (1868 – 1934) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 5 things I learned:. 1 Not having read the entire book is a lame excuse for not coming. There were many people who didn’t show up because they had not finished the book on time. Of those who did show up, only one had read the entire book. We still had an interesting discussion. 3 It’s very easy for the conversation to get de-railed. 8221; try to make the q...
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The Hidden Blog Every Writer Should Know About – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. The Hidden Blog Every Writer Should Know About. April 22, 2015. April 22, 2015. But it’s jam packed full of writerly goodness. Pimp My Novel. Was written by a guy, Eric, on the inside of the publishing business. He gives the dirty (& clean) details of what happens after a book is acquired. An oldie but a goodie. I kept seeing Eric appear in the comments of Nathan Bransford’s blog. If you read nothing else over at PMN, read the Profit and Loss 4-part series. You can read about it there.
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About – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. People often refer to me as a bird because I guess it fits my personality: flighty, sometimes bird-brained, and likes to nest. I also like to try on many different hats because I’m curious about life and the world around me. This blog is one little birdie’s adventure in a big world full of hats to try on, and I can’t wait to see what else is out there. 3 thoughts on “ About. December 23, 2013 at 3:51 am. Are you a book lover by chance? December 23, 2013 at 6:41 am. Thanks for the follow!
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Keep some secrets for yourself – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. Keep some secrets for yourself. May 21, 2015. May 21, 2015. I’ve put everything but the kitchen sink in here. I took some time this past week to look up one of my early novels. Partly to see how far I’ve come and partly to get a smile out of the totally-enthusiastic-but-deprived-of-anything-mature writing style. Smirking at my younger self, I remembered how small a view I had of the publishing world back then. I thought that a writer was someone who wrote one book, got it published ...
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Come here for writerly things – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. Come here for writerly things. April 8, 2015. April 7, 2015. I’ve debated with myself about what I want this blog to be for a long time now. I’m sure you’ve noticed the waffling back and forth between geeky posts, personal posts, writing posts, and totally random subjects that almost pulled the entire blog into the realm of not a niche blog . But it recently dawned on me: I want to write about writing. Yes, it’s meta. Yes, it can end up sounding self-indulgent. But at the end of...I am ...
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Posting over at HerStoryArc.com – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. Posting over at HerStoryArc.com. February 2, 2015. February 2, 2015. Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, A Game of Piquet. My first post just went up over at www.herstoryarc.com. A website that celebrates girls and women in media and entertainment. I decided to write about what it’s like to attend a Magic: The Gathering tournament for the first time, especially as a woman. Hope you find it interesting! Have a good week! Come here for writerly things.
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That weird dream that follows you the rest of the day – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. That weird dream that follows you the rest of the day. August 10, 2015. August 10, 2015. By Franz Schrotzberg (Own work, Robertsan1, 2009-11-24) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Today I am feeling a sense of purpose. Today I am supposed to be working on my to do list. Today I am going to write. May a sense of hearty purpose and peaceful perspective follow you throughout today. One thing I learned from CONvergence 2015. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Create a...
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Good Cop, Bad Cop of Query Writing – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. Good Cop, Bad Cop of Query Writing. April 29, 2015. April 28, 2015. By James Campbell (1828 – 1893), via Wikimedia Commons. Queries are really hard. Good queries are even harder. Writing a query is the stage of the writing process that requires you to hack your beautifully honed story down into three paragraphs and sell your soul. Or is it hacking your soul into three pieces and selling your story? I’m not sure. Could be either. So if you feel rather unmotivated to write a query letter,...
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One thing I learned from CONvergence 2015 – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. One thing I learned from CONvergence 2015. July 22, 2015. By Sander van der Wel, Ghost fight, via Wikimedia Commons. I have a whole list of notes that I hope to get around posting here at some point. And this is by no means the only thing I learned at CONvergence. But it’s the one thing that has made the most immediate difference in my writing. More nuggets to come from both agents and authors alike. Keep some secrets for yourself. That weird dream that follows you the rest of the day.
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How long does it take to write a book? – Bird in a Bowler
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Bird in a Bowler. How long does it take to write a book? August 20, 2014. August 19, 2014. I was asked this question by a non-writer this week, and it took me one very long email to answer it. It’s a complicated question! By Rich Keele, Horus Sundials (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons. First, what do we mean by writing a book? Are we wanting to know how long it takes to write the first draft? Or how long it takes from imagination to published book? There are a lot of other things to consider, though....
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