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On These Magic Shores: A Journey By Yamile Saied Méndez

“What’s your favorite thing you’ve ever written?” This is a question kids ask me a lot when I do school visits and Skype chats, and it’s a tricky one. The truth is, my answer depends on what I’m working on and where I am in the drafting or revision process…
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Work Life Balance by Carrie Jones

“What’s your favorite thing you’ve ever written?” This is a question kids ask me a lot when I do school visits and Skype chats, and it’s a tricky one. The truth is, my answer depends on what I’m working on and where I am in the drafting or revision process…
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What to Do If You Fall Out of Love with Your Book by Laurie Morrison

“What’s your favorite thing you’ve ever written?” This is a question kids ask me a lot when I do school visits and Skype chats, and it’s a tricky one. The truth is, my answer depends on what I’m working on and where I am in the drafting or revision process…
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From the Desk of a Not-Terribly-Secret Agent by Victoria Wells Arms

When it comes to revision, no one has your answers—they only have theirs. Elsie’s revision process is to begin…no matter the fear. In fact, (read her gorgeous post) because of the fear. Each of us needs to build our own approach to revision. But this doesn’t mean we can’t borrow techniques from others.
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Revision Techniques by J. Albert Mann

When it comes to revision, no one has your answers—they only have theirs. Elsie’s revision process is to begin…no matter the fear. In fact, (read her gorgeous post) because of the fear. Each of us needs to build our own approach to revision. But this doesn’t mean we can’t borrow techniques from others.
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The Elusive Author and Editor Relationship

88 Cups of Tea presents Essay & Podcast Series: Intimate Stories from Writers in partnership with our friends at VCFA For the next installation in our essay and podcast series, we invited “The…
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Well-Adjusted Writers Needed to Save the World: Mental Health, Creativity, Self Care, & Peter Paul Rubens By Ann Jacobus

Does writing sometimes make you feel like you want to step off a high bridge? Yeah, me, too.

I’m joking, and while I reserve the right to, and humor is the grace of God and perhaps what will save us all in the end—I’m also kind of serious.

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Making a Big Stink: Using Olfactory Descriptions to Electrify Story by Emilie Christie Burack

Most authors work hard to include sensory descriptions in their work. We take years off our lives trying to capture what our characters see, touch, hear, and taste. So why do so many of us neglect scent?
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