Monthly Archives: April 2011

Guest Post: The Mess in the Middle

The Mess in the Middle By Brunonia Barry, Author of The Map of True Places One year into a two-year book deadline, I have reached page 165 in my manuscript. So far, my characters have obediently done everything I’ve asked of … Continue reading

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Bad Kids in Fiction

In case you were wondering, Ghostwriting Book 9 is due in ONE WEEK! Yes, one week. So the inside of my head sounds likes this: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH But it is okay. I am home working and, well, that’s about it. So, … Continue reading

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Hey, Look over there!

I’m a Guestanista for the Bookanista’s today! Go see my post here!

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Writer’s Melancholy

I’m totally getting why people say they are “going into their ‘Writing Cave’” now. I’ve been working a lot lately and every time I emerge into the great outdoors, I think the sunlight will blind me. Other than time spent … Continue reading

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Celebrating is Fun. We should all try it.

I’ve been reading a lot of blog posts lately about the anxiety that comes with being a writer. First, you think that if you could just get an agent, you’ll feel like you’ve made it. And then it’s if you … Continue reading

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My Latest Obsession

  I have serious ants in my pants  because of certain revisions I sent in today. (Good vibes, people, good vibes). So I hope you’ll forgive me for the word vomit I’m about to spew all over this post. Yuck. … Continue reading

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Agent and Editor Notes

  Last week, I managed to polish up the first 6k of Ghostwriting Project Book 9. I sent the pages to my editor there on Thursday at 11 PM, feeling very accomplished because sending things away makes me happy. One … Continue reading

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Random Writing Things

  Oh hey, so it turns out I can write again. Not that I had anything stopping me before. Like I hadn’t broken my thumbs or something tragic like that. But now that I’m sufficiently into Ghostwriting Project Book 9, … Continue reading

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Happy Writing Present to Me

Y’all may remember my posts on skateboarding and writing in which I tried very hard to stretch an analogy out and make a connection between a questionably safe X-Games activity and writing. In fact you can find them here: Skateboarding … Continue reading

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