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Seasons of Writing by Cynthia Ruchti
Every season has a downside. Every season has an upside. Weathering them can turn us upside down.
Anyone who has been writing for longer than a year has already discovered that writing has its seasons. Seasons of plenty. Seasons of want. Fluctuations in the
Go Get Ice Cream! By Susie Finkbeiner
Several years ago, while writing my fourth novel, I found myself completely stuck. I sat in front of my computer and realized that I had nothing. No words, no ideas. Zilch. Nada. Nil. The problem was that my deadline was
What to Do When You’re Stuck By Amanda Dykes
Have you been there? Despite the swirl of ideas and the desire to spin them into a story, when you sit down . . . the words don’t come. Or if they do, they aren’t the one you were hoping
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Quick Guide to Studying Writing Form by Janet Holm McHenry
Quick Guide to Studying Writing Form by Janet Holm McHenry You hear all kinds of slogans at writers’ conferences. “Show, don’t tell.” “Write what you know.” “You learn how to write by rewriting.” Those are typically understood fairly quickly. But
Do Fiction Writers Need a Platform? by Rachelle Gardner
by Rachelle Gardner Platform and social media: Some of us love it, some of us hate it, and most of us are just trying to keep up. We all recognize the potential hazards of social media—mainly, the TIME it takes. The
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2018 Cascade Award Finalists
2018 FINALISTS UNPUBLISHED Children’s Picture/Chapter Book Jennifer Bingham, Nothing Changes Everything: A Simple Retelling of the Truth Holli Fry, A Bride for Isaac Hannah Stone,
2017 Cascade Award Winners
Congratulations to All the 2017 Cascade Award Winners 2017 Cascade Awards Finalists PUBLISHED Published Children’s Book Would a Worm Go on a Walk? by