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Writing with Friends: the 85K Challenge

December 20, 2018 A. B. Westrick 12 Comments

Writing is a solitary activity, but we don’t have to do it alone… Won’t you sign up with me?

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Filed under: 85K challenge, 85K writing challenge, 85K90, accountability, creativity, forum, friends, genre tribes, J.P. Cane, Julie Valerie, kathi appelt, NaNoWriMo, podcast, process, scenes, story, VCFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts, word counts, Working Title, WriterStat, writing

Make Your Protagonist Accountable

December 31, 2016 A. B. Westrick 2 Comments

In this post by author Kathy Steffen, she talks about “giving your characters accountability.” I thought that was an odd…

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Filed under: accountability, character, craft, fiction, kathi appelt, Kathy Steffen, manuscript, process, protagonist, revision, scenes, story, structure, VCFA, writing

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If you like survival stories, you'll LOVE Frances Greenslade's RED FOX ROAD. Enter the #bookgiveaway by April 20 and enjoy my interview with the author. We talk #writing craft & process. @PenguinRandomCA #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #giveaway #fiction https://abwestrick.com/blog/

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Thank you for reading my #interview with Frances! I love to hear authors talk about their #writing process.

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A fascinating interview with Frances Greenslade about her book Red Fox Road! https://twitter.com/ABWestrick/status/1381961365536047104

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I loved this #MG survival story & I interviewed #Canadian author Frances Greenslade about #writing craft & process. #bookgiveaway signup open til 4/20. Drawing on 4/21. @PenguinRandomCA #kidlit #mglit #mgbookchat #fiction
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Articles, Interviews, & Podcasts:

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I confess that I’ve stopped beating myself up over my process. It is what it is. March 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I talk about setting priorities in my writing life. February 20, 2019

Podcast: Working Title on the 85K Writing Challenge, where I ramble about my writing process, including how I conquer writer’s block. January 23, 2019

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