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Blog Action Day 2009–What Can Writers Do About Climate Change?

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This year’s Blog Action Day subject is climate change. At first I struggled with how to relate that to writing. The obvious answer didn’t jump out at me. I blame that on my muse sticking around Europe and not coming back home when I did.
My muse is back now, apparently refreshed and ready [...]

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How do you get an Agent?

As a writer, you know that sometimes it’s harder to get an agent than it is to get an editor.
When I first decided to target the category romance market, I thought that I wouldn’t need an agent because I could handle the business aspect of writing myself. Later as my focus changed to non-fiction and [...]

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Why do you write?

Why you write isn’t a question you ask yourself very often. Unlike the dreaded, “where do you get your ideas” questions, it isn’t a favorite of interviewers.
One January several years ago, I made a resolution to write every day. Haven’t we all done that?
By the 15th I hadn’t written at all and feeling more plagued [...]

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