August 17th, 2020
Every Novel Needs a Village
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by Tasha Seegmiller
There are a lot of people out there who believe writing is a solitary affair. And to some extent, they are right. As someone who is in her final MFA semester, I can tell you that there are many times when people have asked how they can help and my answer is always they can’t.… Read the post
June 22nd, 2020
Fairy Tale vs Reality: A Candid Conversation about Publication
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by Tasha Seegmiller
Once upon a time, I thought that publishing was a thing where you learn your craft really well, do the work, and then navigate the query trenches.
Once upon a time, I thought that once someone got an agent, the two of them would work together to make the manuscript better and then have conversations about how to submit manuscripts.… Read the post
April 27th, 2020
Starting Hard Conversations: Writer Edition
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by Tasha Seegmiller
One of the things that's surprised me the most as I’ve advanced in this writing journey is how many people change agents, editors, publishing houses. It’s not something that is discussed widely on the internet, but it happens.… Read the post
February 17th, 2020
Writer: You Are Separate from Your Craft
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by Tasha Seegmiller
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched Elizabeth Gilbert’s first TED talk. I know it has been at least once a year for the past dozen or so, but there were some years that I needed to watch is more often.… Read the post
December 23rd, 2019
Reflecting and Goal Setting for Writers
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I started playing around with writing in 2010. I joined a critique group about a year later, and with a few exceptions for LIFE, we have met every two weeks to exchange pages. In that time, three of us signed with agents (myself included), one of us self-published three books.… Read the post
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