Pitch Wars had a record number of agent requests during the showcase this year! My mentee’s entry can be found here and all the other showcase entries can be found here. Not to brag, but I think Martha. Killed. It. Don’t you want to read her book now? It’s as fun and delicious as it sounds. In publishing, one must cultivate the skill of Celebrating the Moment. Every step forward Read more […]
Read MoreFor a while now, I’ve become increasingly interested in historical mysteries, beyond the alleged Roswell crash in 1947. The History Channel created a page-a-day calendar with a new unknown or puzzling historical mystery for each day. I’ve been saving the ones I find most interesting for story ideas. For Hanukkah, my aunt gave me The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Eileen Weiss Read more […]
Read MoreThis year my goal for NaNo is to add 30K more words to my current WIP. Why not 50K? Even though I’m writing faster each year, 1100-1400 words/day is usually my average. Before I tried the National Novel Writing Month though, 300 words/day was my average (which is why, among other reasons, it took me 2 years to finish my first novel). Again this year, I’m working with two 8th grade classes as Read more […]
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