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Tag: Melanie Crowder

Loglines and “The Next Big Thing”

January 3, 2013 A. B. Westrick Leave a comment

Ask a novelist what he or she is working on, and you’re apt to get a rambling answer because the…

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Filed under: Cat Winters, craft, hook, Keke Palmer, kkk, L.R.Giles, Laurie Halse Anderson, Leigh Feldman, logline, Luke Benward, Melanie Crowder, query, Regina Hayes, Sterling Beaumon, Virginia Pye, Willow Smith, writing

Trust the Process

December 12, 2012 A. B. Westrick 2 Comments

I’m pushing… pushing… pushing through weak writing to create new scenes before revising/perfecting the old. First drafts are always full…

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Filed under: Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, Julia Cameron, Kristin Swenson, Melanie Crowder, process, revision, The Artist's Way, VCFA, Virginia Pye, writing

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Recent Posts

  • MG Survival Story: author interview and giveaway! April 13, 2021
  • “I let myself daydream”: interview with Lauren Wolk & book giveaway March 9, 2021
  • “Creation is a River”: Sara Pennypacker interview and giveaway February 9, 2021
  • Her grandparents’ barn: an interview with Linda Oatman High January 12, 2021
  • Science is Mystery: interview and book giveaway December 4, 2020

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13 Apr

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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Party! Q&A with authors. Games. Free! Sat., APRIL 17, 2:00 PM. Register at @rvalibrary for the Zoom link. 2021 YAVA Award winner announcement. Wear PJs. See you there! @ae_kaplan @Brynne_RH @ByChristinaJune @DMStinson4 @KatyUpperman @OliveJuiceLots @SG_Marsh @samaireherself

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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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