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Dealing with Criticism

Posted by on Sep 21, 2012 in Writing Tips | 19 comments

You’ve been DYING to hear back from that critique partner, editor, agent, friend. You stalk your inbox. When the document finally arrives, you break out into a sweat. What if they HATED everything? Then you think, naaah. That’s not possible. Your pages are so shiney you’ve gotta wear shades just to read them. So you open your manuscript with confidence only to find the page is bleeding, okay, GUSHING in ink. You gasp! How do you deal with the mountain of criticism? Most of us...

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Guest: Historical Novelist Erika Robuck

Posted by on Sep 19, 2012 in Author Interviews | 7 comments

I’m delighted to welcome lovely cyber friend and fellow HNSer Erika Robuck to Between the Sheets today. Erika’s novel HEMINGWAY’S GIRL released September 4th and is making a splashy entrance on the publishing scene. About HEMINGWAY’S GIRL In Depression-era Key West, Mariella Bennet, the daughter of an American fisherman and a Cuban woman, knows hunger. Her struggle to support her family following her father’s death leads her to a bar and bordello, where she bets on a...

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Pitch-ilicious Contest Part Deux

Posted by on Sep 11, 2012 in Contests & Hops | 1 comment

You’ve honed your pitch and you’re dying to try it out. Now’s your chance! The week of NOVEMBER 3RD, join us at Between the Sheets and flex your skills. Here’s the best part. The winner will have their opening 10 pages read by Michelle Brower of Folio Literary Management! Other prizes include FREE critiques from editor extraordinaire (yours truly) and a variety of craft books. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! This isn’t an event you want to miss. To receive HELP WITH YOUR...

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In Absentia: Where For Art Thou Blogger?

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in Writing Tips | 1 comment

I’ve been on another planet lately, left with only my manuscript and those I’m critiquing. Dearest blog, I haven’t abandon you. I swear. Just so you’ll believe me, I’ll leave you with a set of great links to read while I’m gone for another week, as well as a list with the amazing things to come. COMING SOON Interview with bestselling author Michelle Moran, author of MADAME TUSSAUD & THE SECOND EMPRESS Interview with Erika Robuck, author of...

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Announcements and a Toast Of Course

Posted by on Aug 2, 2012 in Foodie Advice, Writing Tips | 5 comments

I’m still away on vacation, but I thought I’d leave you with happy news and a toast or two before I return next week. Drum Roll Please Congratulations to my gaming, dim sum lovin’, darling friend Susan Spann for being selected as one of the belles of The Debutante Ball, a very selective blog featuring five debut authors each year. Susan’s first novel, CLAWS OF THE CAT, about a ninja detective and his Portuguese priest sidekick in 16th century Japan, releases July 2013. A...

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Guest: Author Mary Hart Perry

Posted by on Jul 27, 2012 in Author Interviews | 2 comments

Mary joins us today to share the inspiration behind her engaging Victorian thriller THE WILD PRINCESS that releases next week. It’s a rolicking adventure about Queen Victoria’s bold artist daughter who finds herself ensared in a plot involving expert bombers, a muderous pimp, and the former undercover guard to Abraham Lincoln, one of which vies for her heart. Tell us more about THE WILD PRINCESS, Mary. The astronomical success of the historical novels of Phillipa Gregory and...

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