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Writing Is In the Blood
I've always considered myself a writer. Even though I haven't penned anything new in the last three years, I am constantly writing...
Donna Essner
Mar 3, 20211 min read
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LIFTING OF THE FOG
Sometimes, life gets in the way of many things, like writing, and oddly, living. These past two years have been somewhat of a fog for me....
Donna Essner
Mar 16, 20202 min read
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Don't Tell Me, Show Me!
Happy Friday! Friday for me, probably like many, if not all of us, mean relaxation: kicking back to enjoy the coming weekend without...
Donna J. Essner
Sep 1, 20175 min read
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Pitch, Pitch, Pitch . . . What's With All the Pitchin'?
Pitch, pitch, pitch. That's all I ever hear. What's the big deal in talking to an agent or editor about my novel instead of just sending...
Donna J. Essner
Aug 26, 20174 min read
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The 2017 All Write Now! Conference: Through the Eyes of An Editorial Intern
Today, guest blogger and former Amphorae Publishing Group editorial intern, Erica Nolan, shares her experience as a first-time conference...
Erica Nolan
Aug 19, 20175 min read
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A Marketing Associate's Perspective of the 2017 All Write Now! Writers' Conference
Catherine O’Mara graduated from Truman State University in 2016 with her BA in English and shortly thereafter received her Certificate of...
Catherine O'Mara
Aug 12, 20173 min read
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Path to Publication: Never Give Up! Your Novel Might Just Be One Submission Away
Recently, Karen Sargent, debut author of WAITING FOR BUTTERFLIES, shared an article with me written by Jane Friedman, editorial director...
Donna J. Essner
Aug 4, 20173 min read
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Review of YA Novel THE SCENT OF RAIN
Rose Madsen will do anything to keep from being married off to one of the men in her Fundamentalist Mormon community (FLDS).
Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
Jul 29, 20175 min read
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Alice Speilburg, Speilburg Literary Agency - Agent Interview by Penny DeYong
Recently, literary agent, Alice Speilburg, Speilburg Literary Agency, was interviewed by the 2017 All Write Now! Conference publicity...
Donna J. Essner
Jul 21, 20174 min read
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Brian A. Klems, All Write Now! Keynote Speaker
Are you ready for this? Brian Klems, online editor from Writer's Digest, is prepared to answer questions aspiring writers might have,...
Penny DeYong
Jul 14, 20173 min read
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Welcome to The Editor’s Café!
Editing, like pruning a favorite rose, is what brings a book to life. Without it . . .
Donna J. Essner
Jul 12, 20172 min read
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