Category: Personal
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Countdown to Debut – plus, 10 more ARCs of Juniper up for grabs!
How did we get here? In less than two months now, Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index hits bookstores! I hardly know where to begin, but I think I’ll start with some excitement: Goodreads is giving away 10 advance copies of Juniper! If you’re a Goodreads member, you can enter with the click of a button here (where it […]
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The Last Day of November
I haven’t posted all this month, so I thought it time for a check-in. Writing-wise, I’m excited to be developing a new Agent-approved book idea! I can’t tell you much about it yet (gag rule), but I can say the concept’s a rich playing field for the surreal within the contemporary. Already having fun with […]
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Homemade Calendar – November
Ok, I admit it: It’s become more about the art than crossing off the days. Which is great for getting in a minimum of one art project a month, but not for observing the date. I think next year I’ll go with a more practical calendar. December is always a variable time of year– lots […]
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Homemade Calendar – October
Here is October! November will include more revising, more planning the next project, and a couple little side things for fun. Also, though I’m not doing Nanowrimo myself this year, I plan to attend some write-ins and keep posting #nanowritetips each day on Twitter and Tumblr. What will you be doing this month?
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Story ideas: Don’t scrabble for them. Dig.
It’s been a weird month, creatively speaking. At the end of September, I was in serious doubt about the new book I was outlining. I had planned so much, could see certain scenes so clearly, and was so devilishly excited by them– but I had concerns, too. Big ones. Not only questions of POV and […]
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Chapter Awesome: IN WHICH JULIE GETS AN AGENT
Guys, it’s happened. I have dreamt of being an author since grade school. For the last two and a half years I have worked at that dream aggressively, every day writing or reading or researching (or all of the above) in efforts to tell a good story, improve my craft, and start a career. Today […]
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Homemade Calendar – September
Here’s September! Man, I wish my scanner could do all those pinks justice. Focuses for this month will include manuscript revisions, planning for a November #writetip project, and a new approach I’m excited to try towards brainstorming story ideas. I’m also going to try to get into the habit of freewriting daily, even if it’s […]
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Homemade Calendar – July
Here’s July! This time I experimented with collage and I’m excited to do something new for August. Goals for this month include, but are not limited to: Finishing up the first draft of my middle grade WIP (two chapters to go) Mapping out my next book!
Julie Israel 