Tag Archives: writing a book

In Pursuit of the Perfect

Posted on May 18, 2012 by joanneeddy

I don’t know if I have any friends or readers left, having abandoned this blog for such a long time. How can it be five months? I stopped blogging to try to pour myself into my last edit of The … Continue reading →

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On Deadlines…and The Kiss of Death

Posted on July 3, 2011 by joanneeddy

In January, when I sent out review drafts to friends for comments, I had set the end of June as a deadline for myself.  I really wanted to be done by then with a final draft. My plan was to … Continue reading →

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Over the Moon: From virtual book to actual reality

Posted on February 3, 2011 by joanneeddy

I got a little derailed by Christmas and lots of snow…but used January to read through and edit the whole book, twice! Finally I had a review draft ready to send to my volunteer readers/editors. Which meant I began to … Continue reading →

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In Quest of Being Published

Posted on June 8, 2010 by joanneeddy

I described myself as an author, but that is an overly ambitious statement. I should have said I am trying to be one. I have almost completed a book. I have more than 100,000 words written. One last chapter and … Continue reading →

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