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Month: January 2019

Deadlines and Due Dates

As I am currently unrepresented by an agent and editor-less, I have to establish my own deadlines. Here's why this is a challenge: I started my career in news, which consisted of constant deadlines from like, 50 sources. By the time I left news for good a few years ago, I seriously had not ever … Continue reading Deadlines and Due Dates →

SarahHillDarrow Writing the novel 1 Comment January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 2 Minutes

Writing Marginalized Groups

The first draft of my latest attempt at a novel has (among others) the following characters: A black school shooting survivor A sikh young man A transgender young man A person with Tourtette's Syndrome A domestic violence survivor A hispanic woman with a PhD A lesbian A gay man A black man in the military … Continue reading Writing Marginalized Groups →

SarahHillDarrow Writing the novel 2 Comments January 3, 2019 1 Minute

Goals: Achieved and Set

I set the rather auspicious goal of completing a totally new manuscript over winter break, which was about two weeks. I didn't start from scratch- I had a solid outline I'd been tweaking off and on for a few months and a few thousand words. I figured if I had first mess of a draft … Continue reading Goals: Achieved and Set →

SarahHillDarrow Writing the novel Leave a comment January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 2 Minutes
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