My Blog 20 Jul 2009 Accomplishments! After an entertaining dream about parallel universes, my old house, and some pretty funky stuff I was slammed with some wonderful ideas pertaining to a novel I had thought up… Marybeth 2 Comments
My Blog 14 Jul 2009 The difference between BEING ready and just WANTING to be ready Reading Rachelle Gardner's post today struck a cord with me today, and made it abundantly clear that I -unfortunately - am not ready to be a published author. I WANT… Marybeth 7 Comments
My Blog 12 Jul 2009 I swear I’m not a creepy stalker! After hearing back about my manuscript and some major thinking I have decided to start querying again. This time I want to be more specific with the agents I target… Marybeth 4 Comments
My Blog 09 Jul 2009 Don’t make me Raise my Voice! So I have been told a few times (or possibly more...) that I have a unique writing voice. I know people spend time researching how to build their voice, but… Marybeth 4 Comments
My Blog 07 Jul 2009 Reading not Writing Revision and Self Editing by James Scott Bell has been eye opening to me and I’m only in the first couple chapters. But it is the reason I have decided… Marybeth 13 Comments
My Blog 02 Jul 2009 I feel like my novel wants to break up with me! I read the BEST analogy towards writing a novel this morning. Seems like everyone these days is comparing it to being in love or being single or anything that has… Marybeth 4 Comments
My Blog 30 Jun 2009 But what if I want to be passive? After all...I do have a tendency to be passive aggressive...can't I speak with a passive voice as well? I have rewritten my entire first chapter....about 3 times now....and I SWEAR… Marybeth 1 Comment
My Blog 25 Jun 2009 I thought I was done, it appears that I have just started. I thought I had the first sentence down, it appears it may not be the right one. So what is your vote? Which one has more effect.... The most devastating… Marybeth 13 Comments
My Blog 23 Jun 2009 Writing a book is kinda like adolescencent dating … Bear with me here.... I was reading Rachelle Gardner's post today about not necessarily needing to be "Hot" to sell. Yesterday she talked about how the "Hot" stuff DOES move… Marybeth 1 Comment
My Blog 19 Jun 2009 Welcome Party Friends If you are hear from the Blog Party...WELCOME! Take a moment to look around! Do you like my new digs? If you are not from the Blog Party, you should… Marybeth 5 Comments
