Category Archives: edits

Growing Pains

Posted on September 25, 2013 by SharonJoss

I’ve been on a bit of a high since making my first professional sale in May and seeing my short story published in August.  Recently, I’ve begin to experience the letdown that comes with a return to regularly scheduled programming. … Continue reading →

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Purging the Three-letter-word Profanity

Posted on August 21, 2013 by SharonJoss

I’m taking a class on pitches and blurbs.  It’s a good class, and it’s helping me even more than I expected. One of the most important elements of strong pitches and blurbs is using active language, and this means ridding … Continue reading →

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Edit Mode

Posted on August 6, 2013 by SharonJoss

I’ve started editing my latest WIP this week.  I finished up the first draft of AURUM on July 4th, and have spent the last five weeks focused on getting Destiny Blues published, preparing GLAMOUR for publication later this fall, reviewing … Continue reading →

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Plotting Along – Thank You, Theresa Meyers!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by SharonJoss

I spent the day in a local Romance Writer’s workshop yesterday with Theresa Meyers ( http://www.theresameyers.com/index.php ).  All but a couple of us were writers of the romance genre or sub-genres, but most of what she had to teach us transcended … Continue reading →

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