LUCK is a Four Letter Word

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Written on May 21, 2008 by   · Comments Off

Bree here today, taking over Donna’s usual spot as Backstage Blogger. And I’m going to talk about my least favorite word in the world: luck. I can’t be the only person this has happened to. After weeks (or months) of working my ass off and more weeks of chewing my nails down in a... Read more


Backstage Pass: Market Research

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Written on February 26, 2008 by   · 1 Comment

I could have also titled this, How I Manage to Buy Lots of Books and Claim It As a Business Expense, because that’s basically what you do when you’re a writer. The prevailing wisdom is that you’ll never know what’s selling–or who you can sell it to–unless you read... Read more


Backstage Pass: More on Research

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Written on February 19, 2008 by   · Comments Off

Good morning, everybody! In last week‘s first installment of my impromptu research series, I talked about the importance of industry research. This week, I’m covering one of my favorite topics of all–story research. You know what I mean. You’re writing something, say an ensemble... Read more


Backstage Pass: Research

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Written on February 12, 2008 by   · Comments Off

So, this is the part of the blog where I talk about all the things that go on behind the scenes. The things that lead up to the words, that make them happen, but that don’t actually involve writing. What was that, you say? Writers doing things that don’t involve writing? Isn’t that... Read more