Category: Writing
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From Writing…to Sending
I’m getting really close to finishing. Tomorrow marks 21 months since I sat down and wrote the first words of my novel, and it is almost ready for agent queries. I have 59 agents on my list, and crafting a unique letter for each one of them feels almost as daunting as writing the novel…
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Born with Magic
At our house, we go big with sunscreen. For the kids, we use a mineral-based brand. It turns their skin just a little bit white, and they look like little ghost children playing in the pool or on the beach. But I’ll be loyal to this particular brand forever because in 2017, we went to…
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Welcome to Downton
Would you believe that just a week or so ago, I finished watching Downton Abbey for the first time? It always seemed strange to my friends and relatives that, being the historical fiction lover that I am, I had not seen a single minute of the series. I lost count of the number of people…
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Stitching Together a Book
When I was in college, my mom and my aunt took up the hobby of quilting. More specifically, they did strip quilting, which is basically making quilts via assembly line. I decided I wanted on that bandwagon, too, so I asked them to teach me. Both of their moms also quilted, so we had some…
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Lia Mack and Waiting for Paint to Dry
I am lucky enough to have a family member in the writing business! Here, my cousin Lia Mack shares a little about how she became a writer and what it meant to her to write her first novel. When did you take up writing as a hobby? Hobby? Them’s fightin’ words, ya know! Joking aside, I…
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Emily DeArdo and Living Memento Mori
Emily DeArdo decided more than a decade ago to share her experience living with Cystic Fibrosis. In more ways than one, she is an inspiration. I’ve asked her to share a little about her story as an author. When did you discover your love for writing? I think I’ve always loved writing. I remember writing…
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Another Kind of Loneliness
Being a writer can be very isolating. I can’t tell you how many times I wished I was cuddled on the couch next to my husband, watching a movie or reruns of “The Office.” But instead, I was sequestered in the other room, furiously typing out my story. Even last Saturday, I was upstairs at…
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The Best Books
I want spend a little time today gushing about my favorite books because they played a pretty big role in my aspirations to become a writer. You’ve likely never heard of these books. It’s the Apple Valley Series by Nancy Covert Smith, a young adult writer who doesn’t have a great many titles under her…
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Written on My Heart (or my leg)
A little over a year ago, I did a crazy thing. Well, I wasn’t alone. WE did a crazy thing. The conversation went a little like this. Mom: Your brother has an idea. Me: Oh boy. What? Mom: He wants us all to get coordinating family tattoos. Would you be on board with that? Me:…
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A Victorian Valentine
For my 9-5 job, I work for our town’s department of museums on the education team. Most of what we do is to take education programs out to all of the schools in our county, with a different theme each month. For the first half of February, we are doing lessons about Victorian Valentines. Let me…
Andrea Green · Romance Author 