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#GirlBoner Courage: Turning Gutlessness Into Gusto

July 8, 2013

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.” - Meg Cabot The woman who …

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Pitching to Agents: Why A Little Sweat’s Okay

May 1, 2013

If you're a writer, there's a reasonable chance that you've had conferences on the brain. I'm heading to OWFI in Oklahoma this week, while …

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Funny on a Plane and NYC Wonder

July 17, 2012

"Hey, people who travel with their bed pillow. You look insane." — Jim Gaffigan, comedian Travel can bring out the best, the worst and the …

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How I Met My Agent (And You Could, Too)

October 20, 2011

If you're like many writers, the moment you stamped "complete" on your revised and polished manuscript, you dove into agent-seeking mode. By …

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