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Well, I did it. I published my first book. And let me tell you something, self-publishing is NO JOKE. From worrying over revisions and...
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divawhitt
- Jun 23
- 2 min
Thick Skin
Eventually, someone else will read your writing. Most of us who fancy ourselves writers will ask other people to read our words and tell...
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divawhitt
- May 25
- 3 min
Write On!
With the Writer's Guild of America strike in it's third week, I couldn't help but think of all the different ways we are entertained and...
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divawhitt
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Find Your Tribe...Village...Community
In recent months, I have been busy revising and editing my first novel. I've been sucking down books as quickly as I can purchase them...
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divawhitt
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Finding Time to Write
I have a question for my fellow writers. HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR WRITING TIME? I don't mean how do you organize your writing time. I'm not...
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divawhitt
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Revisions are a Bummer but...
They truly are where the magic happens. I know I say I'm on the third (fourth, fifth? I don't know anymore) round of revisions of my book...
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divawhitt
- Dec 26, 2022
- 3 min
Obligatory Reflections Post
This post probably won't inspire your writing BUT! it may encourage you to expand your reading horizons and that will always improve your...
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divawhitt
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
NaNoWriMo No-No
If you're even kinda, half-way part of the writing community, you're aware of the annual NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)...
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divawhitt
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Guess Who's Back?
Great. Now that song is stuck in my head. ANYWAY...It's me. I'm back and ever so glad to be here again! Moving across country is so...
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divawhitt
- May 8, 2022
- 4 min
I Wrote a Thing. Now What?
I wrote a book. An entire book! It’s been revised and is currently in the hands of beloved beta readers before being subjected to another...
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divawhitt
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Mind the Gap
Most of the requests I get for proofreading or editing assistance come from students. Undergraduate to graduate, they're all looking for...
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divawhitt
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
PUT ME THERE
I write southern fiction. Why? Well, because that's where my roots dig deepest, burrowing through the red clay of my childhood. And if we...
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divawhitt
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
I'm a Terrible Writer
Let me tell you why. Writer's are supposed to have these vast stores of imagination and inspiration, socked away for future reference, in...
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divawhitt
- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
Obligatory Reflections Post
Judging from the content of my Twitter and Facebook feeds, it seems most people spend the week between Christmas and New Year's Day in...
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divawhitt
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
Channeling Sisyphus...or GRIT and why it matters.
I recently read Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. Man, let me tell you, I found myself nodding along with...
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divawhitt
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Vive la Différence!
I am fascinated by both etymology and philology. To see how words and their meanings change through time and use, and how those changes...
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divawhitt
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Just Tell The Story!
This week's discussion board in one of my MFA courses asked us to consider the "myths" of writing. The how-tos, the how-not-tos, which...
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divawhitt
- Sep 27, 2021
- 1 min
You Can Do It!
Do you ever reach that point in your writing where you feel as though you simply can't go on? Your characters or your plot are fighting...
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divawhitt
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Feeling Fraudulent
It's a common phenomenon among graduate students, promotion recipients, award winners, and others who achieve unexpected success - no...
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divawhitt
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Clearing Away Clutter
Many experts will tell you that, as a writer seeking to perfect your craft, you must write every single day. I can’t completely disagree....
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