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Why on earth would I place lessons learned on the writing craft under the researching category instead of the section on writing?  For me, studying the writing process really is separate from actually sitting down and doing it.  Naturally, there will be some crossover.  Character, plotting, and voice are also inextricably linked, but editors will try…

Last weekend, I attended a SCBWI Missouri retreat with editor Cheryl Klein. I might come to think of it as the “Toads and Diamonds” retreat. Word gems dropped from Cheryl’s mouth almost every time she opened it during her critiques and presentations.   My notebook is filled with her observations on characterizations, plotting and voice.  Many writers…

This is my letter to the world, That never wrote to me,– Emily Dickinson As I start this blog, I do feel like I’m flinging words out into space.   But I wrote for years before I had anything published.  It might not take that long for someone to stumble over these thoughts on reading and…