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by SciencyLo
September 6th, 2011, 3:44 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Should authors smile in their book jacket photos?
Replies: 16
Views: 12915

Re: Should authors smile in their book jacket photos?

I write YA and one thing that seems odd to me is when YA authors have serious/angry face author photos. I'm in my thirties so it's not like I don't get that some writers are more serious people than others, and that some of the subject matter in YA is just as adult as anything in literary fiction, s...
by SciencyLo
September 6th, 2011, 3:41 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Ever Just Take A Writing Break?
Replies: 13
Views: 6612

Re: Ever Just Take A Writing Break?

I notice that if I go too long without reading, then I'll lose the ability to write, but whenever I read, I can't stop myself from writing too. The inspiration percolates. Blog post, love poem, novel, Facebook Note, etc. I have to write something. A very good point. Reading makes me hunger to write...
by SciencyLo
September 6th, 2011, 3:40 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Ever Just Take A Writing Break?
Replies: 13
Views: 6612

Re: Ever Just Take A Writing Break?

I haven't yet, but my co-author and I have just wrapped up our first novel and are about 1/2 way into the second. I still feel like I'm such a n00b to all of it. It's so hard to say, "I'm going to step away from this for X days/weeks/however long" because I honestly do worry that I'll real...
by SciencyLo
September 6th, 2011, 3:36 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: How to be Friends with a Writer
Replies: 23
Views: 11396

Re: How to be Friends with a Writer

Aw. I love this. This is my first post on these forums and I just had to come out of hiding to say that I really agree with every point. It's so hard to have friends ask, "When is your book coming out?" Umm...we need to get an agent. Which may or may not happen because right now? It feels ...