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Guest Post: Four Steps To Writing Success – by Julie Duffy

Julie Duffy is a writer and the host of StoryADay.org, a creative writing challenge held in May every year.  — I’ve just finished up StoryADay May, in which a bunch of writers sat down every day and wrote, well, a story a day. It’s a real challenge and each year it teaches me something . . .





Productivity & the Internet: Update On My Revamped Work Day Progress

Ok, I gave up on the idea of staying offline in the mornings. Reason: Because of my Market Watch column for Writersmarket.com, I need to surf the Web for publishing industry info each morning. I tried to make notes of stuff that would be good tweet and blog post material . . .




In NYC right now

(Above: I just got my very first NY Public Library card, yay!) Apologies for the lack of posts recently. I’m in NYC at the moment, and don’t have reliable Internet access where I’m staying. Visited Surtex and the National Stationery Show (I have a weakness for paper and office supplies) . . .



Interview: Jo Karaplis on Fractured Fairy Tales

Jo Karaplis lives and breathes books. During the day, she works for a children’s publishing house in Toronto. In the evenings, she’s usually either reading a book or working on her own. Jo’s also a member of the Toronto Middle Grade/YA Writer Group (Torkidlit), which is how I met her. Jo’s website: http://www.joannakaraplis.com/ . . .



Blog Highlight: Writers and Kitties

Above: Neil Gaiman and his kitty, Oz. Ok, so this blog has zero practical info, but how can you resist photos of writers and their feline friends? Check out Writers and Kitties.