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Read Your Draft Out Loud

April 30, 2014 A. B. Westrick 6 Comments

I emailed a new novel to my agent two days ago. Done! Finished. At least for now. If she deems it…

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Filed under: craft, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, manuscript, metaphor, process, reading out loud, revision, Scrivener, story, structure, writing

Organic writing

May 23, 2011 A. B. Westrick Leave a comment

Last week I popped Katherine Applegate‘s middle-grade novel in verse, Home of the Brave, into my car’s CD player, and…

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Filed under: metaphor, middle-grade, protagonist, verse, writing

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ABWestrick@ABWestrick·
26 Feb

I loved doing this interview with you, @sarapennypacker! Thank you again for your time and words of wisdom.

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"Creation is a river that way. The truest human experiences are constant across time and space, and are always being revisited through different lenses."

Thank you @ABWestrick for a lovely interview about my writing process, upcoming project, and more! https://abwestrick.com/2021/02/creation-is-a-river-sara-pennypacker-interview-and-giveaway/#top

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16 Feb

@ABWestrick @sarapennypacker @BalzerandBray Wonderful interview! ♥ Love reading about Sara's process - "creation is a river."

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ABWestrick@ABWestrick·
16 Feb

Today's the last day to enter my Feb. #BookGiveaway: HERE IN THE REAL WORLD by @sarapennypacker. I loved interviewing Sara about all things #writing-related https://abwestrick.com/2021/02/creation-is-a-river-sara-pennypacker-interview-and-giveaway/ Happy #reading! #mglit #middlegrade #fiction @HarperCollinsCh #giveaway #author #interview

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