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Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts – July 2010 Edition
I just realised it’s been two months since I last did one of these, so here is a round up of some helpful writing sites and blog posts I’ve come across in the past two months: You Have to Believe...
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Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts – August 2010 Edition
It’s that time of the month again, time to give a round-up of all the helpful writing sites and blog posts I’ve come across in the past month. I have quite a few this month so I’ll break them up into...
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Blogiversary Celebrations: Part Two – Award Ceremony
Welcome to the first ever The Graceful Doe Blogiversary Award Ceremony! It’s nice to see everyone dressed in their finest. Now that everyone is seated let the award ceremony begin. Over the past year...
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Helpful Sites November 2010 edition + NaNoWriMo Results!
I have to start this post by yelling very loudly “I DID IT!” I reached 50,000 words on the 30th November (today) at 4.10pm Australian time. I’d actually fallen behind my word goal the last few days,...
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Helpful Writing Sites & Blog Posts January 2011
The first helpful writing sites blog post for the year. I’ve come across quite a few good ones this month. Writing Advice Writing in the Age of Distraction Tips on how to balance writing with social...
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Why You Should Double-Check Submission Guidelines
Only a couple of months ago I compiled a list of publishers to query. I made up a spreadsheet with details such as contact details, whether they accept e-mail or postal submissions and a link to their...
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5 Things I’ve Learned About Writing Query Letters
I recently decided to enter ABNA (Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Awards) as a test to see if I could get past the pitch round. I’ve written and rewritten my pitch/query dozens of times, but still wasn’t...
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Write on Con is Nearly Here
I’m so excited for Write on Con this year. I attended last year and got so much out of it. This year it will be commencing on August 16th. What is Write on Con? Write on Con is an online conference...
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The Publisher Checklist
One of my resolutions/goals this year is to submit more. I was fully prepared to submit some of my stories last year and had everything ready to go. I had several polished stories and a checklist of...
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Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts January 2011
Time for the first ‘Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts’ post of the the year. I’ve collected a lot of great picture book links through the 12 x 12 challenge Facebook group, but I also have a few...
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Helpful Blog Posts – May 2013
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I’ve come across some great posts this past month. Don’t forget you can check out the masterlist (click the tab at the top of the page) for a...
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It’s That Time of Year – Write on Con is Nearly Here!
I’m excited as always for the return of Write on Con this year. Haven’t heard of it? If you write any kind of kidlit, from picture books through to young adult, it’s not to be missed. This year it...
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