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Blog Archives
Just the beginning
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Elly
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Elly
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WOOHOO – was the feeling that wrapped my entire body when I heard my agent Trish say the words I’d been waiting so long to hear, “You’ve got a book deal!” Then I screamed and cried and hugged and cried and hugged and that pattern lasted for quite some time.
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Grateful
by Elly
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Elly
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With Thanksgiving days away, I divide my time between my kitchen and computer. Write. Cook. Write. Cook. Repeat. As I chop, dice, prep // plot, type, delete, I think. A lot. Sometimes my mind trails to finding the right balance between turkey/stuffing/mashed potatoes/pie and sometimes my mind wonders to a place unrelated to Thanksgiving dinner,
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Kidlit Summer School
So I’ll be doing this for the next four weeks! Kidlit Summer School. What could be better than diving into a little character development over the summer? Who wants to join me?
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RV's, Doctors, Lawyers, Crossword Masters…Oh my!
What does an RV trailer dealer, a crossword puzzle master, a doctor, and a lawyer have in common? (And this is the not the start of a bad joke!) These were all the people I spoke with to research my latest book, Hidden Truth (think middle grade Erin Brokovich).
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Living outside the comfort zone
by Elly
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Elly
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Reading my work aloud is like standing in front of a room full of people stark naked. And, at the age of 48, I can assure you that’s not happening. But recently, in Vermont at a retreat with my EMLA agency/ family,
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Think Positive
Write. Delete. Revise. Write. Delete. Revise. Repeat. Sound familiar? Whether I write with coffee at 6am, when the house quiets at 10pm, or in car line waiting to pick up one of my boys (did this a lot during their middle school and high school years),
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What's your favorite part of the process?
Last leg of revision. Time to read and reread and then do it all over again. This is my favorite part of the process. When I’m almost there. When I can read my story from start to finish and can see that the pieces are all there.
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