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Learning to Say No & Prioritizing Writing

Patrice Jul 31 2017
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Tips From Industry Pros

Hi, Pub Crawl Readers! Let’s talk sacrifice. mwahahahahaha It’s as much a theme throughout my characters’ lives and worlds as it is my own. Since my last post, on balancing (or not balancing) writing with a full time job—where I shared some general tips—I’ve been thinking a lot about—and struggling a lot with—what that means day-to-day and how I can make more time in my life for the things I want to do. A couple […]

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How I Balance Writing with Having a Day Job or Coping With Not Having Superpowers

Patrice Jun 30 2017
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Industry Life, Tips From Industry Pros, Writing Life

Happy Friday! A couple weeks ago I did a call for questions for an industry pros series I’m doing here—where I ask fellow publishing industry professionals to give their takes on questions you, our readers, have. You can read the first one on conferences here: One response that really stood out to me was Aneeqah’s question about how to balance a day job (in my case an amazing yet sometimes creatively draining one as a […]

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Tips from Industry Pros: Before During and After a Conference

Patrice May 25 2017
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Industry Life, Tips From Industry Pros, Writing Life

Networking is so key to a writer’s career and conferences are a great way to combine networking with craft. Whether you choose to attend more craft-based programming like Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) nationals and regionals, Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP), and Midwestern Writers Workshop (MWW) or more industry focused conferences like BookExpo America (BEA) and American Library Association (ALA)–most of attendees include publishing professionals and writers for anywhere from […]

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