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One of the authors I am currently editing is letting me change the name of a character to a more familiar spelling AND I WANT TO CELEBRATE!
03:01 PM - Jul 25, 2023
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Rebecca Klempner
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BIG DAY IS COMING!

Two weeks and one day till my newest book, HOW TO WELCOME AN ALIEN, comes out!
02:53 PM - Jul 17, 2023
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Rebecca Klempner
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Life has been stressful lately, but today I discovered that there was enough bacteria and fungi from my sourdough starter left on the jar from the starter I accidentally used up last week to start a new batch of starter within days even though I had washed (but not sterilized) the jar.
10:58 PM - Jul 03, 2023
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Rebecca Klempner
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Upon the recommendations of my writing group pals, I just cut 400-ish words from a scene in my WIP. I feel both proud and slightly nauseated.
11:26 PM - Jun 22, 2023
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thread 2 Threaded Spouts
Writing tip!

Don't tell us how you feel. Don't tell us how your character feels. Don't tell the reader how to feel.

To fix the 1st: Show us body language, dialogue, choices displaying mental state.
To fix the 2nd: ditto
To fix the 3rd: Use the above strategies & then let them make up their minds.
01:59 PM - Jun 11, 2023
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Rebecca Klempner
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I just went through my submissions/queries spreadsheet & started highlighting rejections in grey & acceptances in green.

Everything's easier to read, but SO MUCH GREY.

(The most frustrating part: to get more green, I've got to keep submitting manuscripts...which will likely bring in more grey.)
06:42 PM - Jun 01, 2023
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I just had a study session with a friend (chavruta) over Google Meet instead of Zoom and it was greatly improved by filters. She was a strawberry for most of the session, and alternated between having a lightbulb over my head & sitting in a hobbit burrow.
04:17 PM - May 23, 2023
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My sourdough is taking longer than usual to rise (probably due to the temperature in my kitchen or something), and I am IMPATIENT.
01:20 AM - May 23, 2023
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Spent a lot of Shabbat afternoon reading this book. Super interesting--I didn't just learn new stuff, but am inspired to look at things around me and reprocess them with the new info.
02:51 AM - May 21, 2023
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I've been a freelancer for years. Today, I had to complete paperwork for a university for the first time.

I had to send 3 emails, Zoom & phone people to get onboarded.

That's a lot. But it'll be worth it to get paid.

I'm very grateful for the administrative assistant who was patient with me!
03:13 PM - May 19, 2023
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Today I had yet another reminder that writing groups which meet consistently with dedicated & friendly members are powerful tools for growing our writing.

I got so much feedback today--all of it specific, actionable, clever. Best of all, I felt my pals want my piece to succeed! No egos!
07:31 PM - May 18, 2023
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thread 2 Threaded Spouts
We have May Gray as usually here in Los Angeles, but the jacarandas are blooming too, so I say we're even.
01:14 PM - May 17, 2023 (Edited)
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