Tag: #amwriting Archives · Wendy Orr

18th Nov
Deadlines – When Breaking them is the Best Decision
I take my publisher’s deadlines very seriously. In thirty plus years of writing, I’ve sometimes pushed them out by a couple of weeks, but last month I did something I never thought…
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3rd Nov
NaNoWriMo is here
NaNoWriMo is nearly here! Are you ready for that big push to write 50,000 words of first draft in a month? Since I’ve got a second-draft deadline for the starting date here’s…
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20th May
History and the magic of inspiration
Inspiration, story ideas – they’re all around us, in everything that we see and hear, think and do, every day of our lives. But sometimes a particular story needs more specific inspiration,…
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1st Jan
New Year’s Resolutions: Feeling Free and Playing with Your Work
I started an eleventh hour revision of Rescue on Nim’s Island yesterday. If all had gone to plan, it would have already been copy-edited, which would mean it was too late for…
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