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  • Dispatches from the Publishing Trenches

    I have been writing lately about how I am working to get my creative nonfiction manuscript Life in Flight published and out in the world. And now that I’m immersed in the publication process, I can see how easy it would be for a writer to feel lost once they have a manuscript that’s ready

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  • Ready, Set, Query!

    Ready, Set, Query!

    I just finished the eighth draft of my book Life in Flight. It’s actually the third time I have reworked the entire manuscript start to finish. The first five drafts were me trying to find the story. And now I am ready to query! I wrote my query letter using my voice and some phrases

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  • When Writing and Teaching Intersect

    I am teaching a creative writing class in the fall, and I’m also working on a memoir manuscript, and I am hoping to make the two endeavors sync up together in meaningful ways by developing a reflective writing and teaching practice. Currently, as I work on revising my manuscript, I am reading through it and

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  • A Revision Story

    A Revision Story

    I am working on the eighth draft of my memoir manuscript, but there are more drafts than that. This is the eighth draft of the book with its current name. In Google docs, it’s called Life in Flight version VIII (it sounds fancier with Roman numerals). My manuscript at its root is a mother-daughter story.

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