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Reminder: Keep a record of praise for your writing

November 16, 2019
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinMonster Novel StructureOn Writing

At the start of 2018 I got a round of feedback that was, well, like a fire hose of information. It took me some time to figure out how to analyze it all (you can find that here: How to Process an Edit Letter (with spreadsheets)). While I was working ...

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Revision: The Long and Winding Road

July 8, 2019
by Bronwen On WritingUnchurchedWriting Tools

This song by The Beatles is definitely my revision anthem this year. Aside from being a beautiful song, it's also full of yearning. And that is what revising UNCHURCHED has been like for me: a lot of yearning. Why can't it just BE the book I want ...

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2018 Year in Review

January 18, 2019
by Bronwen Author Mentor MatchIn Her Own SkinMonster Novel Structure

I'm probably the last to the "Year in Review" party, but I have a good excuse! The mountain behind my house was on fire. Literally. See, where we live is very dry and fireworks are banned in the entire municipality. But, someone decided to celebrate ...

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NaNo Prep 2018: What I’ve Learned in 10 Straight Years of Participation

October 10, 2018
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinOn WritingThe Silk That Cuts

It's nearly that time again: National Novel Writing Month. Every November I and thousands of other writers challenge ourselves to write 50,000 words in just 30 days. It's a big goal, and it's really hard, and it's a lot of fun. It's also the way I dr ...

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Mid-NaNoWriMo Check-in 2017

November 15, 2017
by Bronwen NovelsProgressThe Silk That Cuts

Things haven't exactly gone as predicted this year. My habit, in years past, has been to spend the whole summer before NaNo preparing. I outline the hell out of it, which frees my mind up from worrying about plot to concentrate on prose. This year I ...

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Prepping for NaNoWriMo 2017

October 25, 2017
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinOn WritingProgress

I'm impatient to get going this year. I mean, there's always some impatience going in, but this year feels stronger than in the past. It's a mixture of excitement and anxiety. And just plain, "But I wanna!" I realize that I didn't actually blog abou ...

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Second Place in the YARWA Rosemary Contest!

July 27, 2017
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinProgress

All day I've been on tenterhooks. The last week has had an element of the surreal. The last month even more so. Today the winners and finalists for the Young Adult Romance Writers of America's 2017 Rosemary contest were announced. My manuscript, IN ...

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Pitch Wars 2017 Mentee Bio: Son of Bio

June 29, 2017
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinOn Writing

It's time for #PimpMyBio! Every year Pitch Wars hopefuls post fun profiles of themselves to share with the community. Pitch Wars is a contest where the prize is a mentor to help you revise your book. Learn more about Pitch Wars at organizer Brenda Dr ...

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I’m a finalist for the 2017 Rosemary Award!

June 9, 2017
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinProgress

This is the second major good news of the last couple of weeks. I actually learned about it around the same time I got into #QueryKombat (Round 2 Entry), but didn't want to say anything until finalists were announced. The Rosemary is an award given ...

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I’m in #QueryKombat 2017!

June 6, 2017
by Bronwen In Her Own SkinOn WritingProgress

I was selected for QueryKombat! QK is a contest where queries and novel excerpts are pitted against each other, bracket-style, until the strongest query is reached. I'm on Laura Heffernan's team, competing with the query for IN HER OWN SKIN, my YA ...

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#PitchWars 2016 Mentee Bio: Return of the Bio

July 14, 2016
by Bronwen GiselleOn WritingProgress

Hello mentors and aspiring mentees! I'm Bronwen, host of this-here blog. I write YA that typically falls in the realms of contemporary, fantasy or historical, nearly always centering around a strong female lead. I volunteer with my local writing com ...

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#WIPjoy Collection, 2016 PETIT MAL

July 1, 2016
by Bronwen GiselleOn WritingProgress

The #WIPjoy hashtag and prompts were started by writer Bethany Jennings. It made for a really nice little community of people encouraging one another. The writing community at large is very supportive, and #WIPjoy was all about the love. The feature ...

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Bridget Jones and Chick Lit

February 21, 2016
by Bronwen GiselleMediaReading

Or rather, an ode to Bridget. BRIDGET JONES helped keep my sanity intact on a very long flight. (Johannesburg to JFK is about 17+ hours.) I had bought it and THE EDGE OF REASON at the airport and I'm so glad I did. Every minute accounting of fat c ...

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NaNoWriMo: A Win!

December 1, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

Well, it took me until almost the 11th hour, but I made it. This year I managed to stay above par almost the entire month. I built up a four day buffer. I lost it over the Thanksgiving break. Pies (from scratch, mind you) Turkey Day V ...

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NaNoWriMo: Eyeing the Finish Line

November 22, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

Today I broke 44k, which means my win is within the week. According to the official site calculations, I'll finish on the 25, which is a very comfortable win and right on target for my goal of 55k by the end of the month. Oh yes, I may finish early ...

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The 100 Page Slump

November 11, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleOn Writing

Whaddaya know? 14 chapters and approximately 100 pages in, I hit a slump. There's this theory that says that about 100 pages into a novel, most people hit a wall. It's around the 20-25k mark. Coincidentally, this is typically in the second week of N ...

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NaNoWriMo: Bending the Rules

November 6, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

So, I might be cheating just a little bit. The official rules for NaNoWriMo state: Just be sure to only count words written during the month. Now, I have about 15k of a previous draft of GISELLE sitting on my hard drive. It covers quite a bit of t ...

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NaNoWriMo, Day 3

November 3, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleProgress

So, how's that fancy graph thing working out? Not. So. Hot. As you can see, I'm well below the plan. But, Days 1 and 2 both managed to beat the daily minimums, so there's that. Day 1 was a blast. We held a midnight KOP at a diner and I wrote over ...

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Gearing up for NaNoWriMo 2015

October 28, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleOn WritingProgress

I first heard about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in 2003. It was my senior year of high school and I was game to try. I was, after all, preparing for a career as a novelist. The project I started, still known as UNTITLED MOBSTER CAPER, ha ...

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Scrivener Image Cards

October 22, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleTech Support

Scrivener does a lot of nifty things. I think most people are aware by now that it has a cork board/index card function. Each text file has an accompanying information card, where you can put things like a description of what the file contains. These ...

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Seven Seven Seven (2015)

September 1, 2015
by Bronwen On WritingUnchurched

I've been tagged for the 7/7/7/ #PitchWars Challenge by Verna Austen. Here are the rules: Go to page 7 of your WIP. Scroll down to Line 7. Share the next 7 sentences in a blog post. After the excerpt, tag 7 other writers to continu ...

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Seeking Critique Partners

August 13, 2015
by Bronwen GiselleOn WritingReading

This post is inspired by the #PitchWars mentors, who have said time and again that this contest is about community. Finding friends, CPs, commiserators, etc. And it occurred to me, "Why am I not talking DIRECTLY to the other wannabe mentees? We're ho ...

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Fartknockers and BOLSHeviks

May 15, 2015
by Bronwen ResearchUnchurched

This is too good. I'm bookmarking it for research.

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Giselle Playlist

March 31, 2015
by Bronwen GisellePlaylists

Final thoughts on Giselle before I switch back to Unchurched. A playlist! https://rd.io/i/Rl4WzlAvlVZs/ Giselle's playlist is dreamy, ethereal. It's a mix of Florence + the Machine, Oh Land, Lana Del Ray, and Lorde with some Mumford & Sons, Nor ...

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