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Robin's Randoms: Bad Advice, Bad Reviews, and Other Reasons to Keep on Keepin' on
Before I was published people who told me what to expect in this business. Basically it was all negative. What surprised me was what I could control and I couldn’t. 1) Hearing again and again th… more »
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Robin's Randoms: Bad Advice, Bad Reviews, and Other Reasons to Keep on Keepin' on
the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: Before I was published people who told me what to expect in this business. Basically it was all ne … more »
Susan's Randoms: More Publishing Surprises
the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: On Tuesday, I discussed five surprises I’d encountered with publishing. Well, I thought of som … more »
Susan's Randoms: When First Books Don't Top the Bestseller List
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the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: We all have dreams. And as a pre-published writer, who hasn’t dreamed of booksignings with cro … more »
Amanda’s Randoms: Publishing Surprises
the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: I’d done the research, read the books, but there were still plenty of surprises to be had about th … more »
Random Q&A: Lisa McMann
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the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: Lisa McMann is a former blueberry picker and, more recently, a New York Times bestseller; her first … more »
Amanda’s Randoms: The 'What If' Way of Finding Your Story
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the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: I suffer the same 20-page slump Angie does. I have quite a few first chapters I’ve banged out in o … more »
Susan's Randoms: Lighting Can Strike 5 Times
the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: First, let me say that coming up with the idea for Black Tuesday was right up my alley. When Penguin … more »
Random Q&A: Jacquelyn Mitchard
the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: Jacquelyn Mitchard is perhaps best known for her book The Deep End of the Ocean, a New York Times be … more »
Amanda’s Randoms: The Query--Learn from My Mistakes
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the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: Seeing as the other Randoms have covered just about everything there is to know about writing and ta … more »
Susan's Randoms: Query Letter Confessions
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the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: I’ve completed three manuscripts in my lifetime. The first is a mystery, which is sitting in a … more »
Robin's Randoms: Writing an Agent-Hooking Query
the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: Last week I whined and stamped my feet about having to write a synopsis for my next novel. It turn … more »
Random Q&A: Melissa Marr
the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: With her New York Times Bestseller WICKED LOVELY being translated into all sorts of languages and di … more »
Susan's Randoms: The 5 Reasons You Should Love, Love, LOVE Synopses
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the5randoms wrote 2 months ago: I love writing the synopsis. Love. It. It’s the easiest part of writing a book. Three pages? T … more »
5 Random Reasons to Read This Book: Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen
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the5randoms wrote 3 months ago: Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she’s been on her own in the yellow … more »
Angie’s Randoms: First Lines, First Reactions
the5randoms wrote 3 months ago: At a recent SCBWI conference, I attended a workshop on first pages and the many ways to hook a reade … more »
Susan's Randoms: The Five Gifts of Characterization
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the5randoms wrote 3 months ago: Robin started a great train of thought this week–character building. I’ll be adding my f … more »
Robin's Randoms: 5 Keys to Memorable Characters
the5randoms wrote 3 months ago: Last weekend I gave a workshop at the NESCBWI conference in Nashua, New Hampshire. It was called Cr … more »
Random Q&A: Lois Lowry
the5randoms wrote 3 months ago: Do I really need to give an introduction here? For those who’ve been trapped under a glacier w … more »
Random Q&A: Niki Burnham
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the5randoms wrote 3 months ago: A former Army brat and lawyer, Niki wrote for Silhouette before moving onto YA. Her newest book, Br … more »
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