Category Archives: guest blogs

Reblog: JM McDowell’s Revision Molasses

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Kourtney

  Today, I thought I’d share one of my favorite blog posts by JM McDowell, where she talks about her recent revision battles. It’s an inspiring post and I hope you enjoy it! http://jmmcdowell.com/2012/11/17/either-im-getting-stronger-or-the-molasses-is-getting-thinner/#more-3870

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Reblog: August McLaughlin’s Daydreams Really Do Come True

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Kourtney

As I’m finishing up revisions on my manuscript, I needed a shot of August’s infectious positivity. This is one of my favorite posts by her and I’ve wanted to share it for a while. Please enjoy: http://augustmclaughlin.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/daydreams-really-do-come-true/

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Reblog of August McLaughlin’s Lessons from Acting

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Kourtney

Since I’m attending the SCBWI Summer Conference all day today, I thought you might appreciate a blast of brilliance from one of my favorite bloggers, August McLaughlin. Her post is brimming with insight, swirled with straight talk, and sprinkled with … Continue reading →

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Guest Post by Martine Helene Svanevik on The Big Fear: Rejection

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Kourtney

Today, I am turning my blog over to the fabulous and talented Martine Helene Svanevik, a fiction writer from Montreal. I absolutely adore her blog about writing and training over on nascentnovelist.wordpress.com. You should definitely check it out. She tells me … Continue reading →

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Guest Post over on NascentNovelist about Conflict and Tension

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Kourtney

Today, I’m guest posting on NascentNovelist’s blog about James Scott Bell’s fabulous Writer’s Digest Conference workshop on Conflict and Tension. So head over to NascentNovelist’s blog and show Martine some blog love. I’ll be popping over there throughout the day to … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Kat Bender Talks about the SCBWI Winter Conference & Tension in YA Fiction

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Kourtney

First of all, I am delighted to be doing a guest blog for Kourtney! We met during the Writers’ Roundtable at the SCBWI conference two weeks ago. I highly recommend the critique sessions. Sharing your work is a great way … Continue reading →

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The Business of Being a Writer: Reblog of Jessica Negron’s Post

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Kourtney

Jessica Negron did such an amazing job capturing everything that Dan Blank talked about during his Writer’s Digest Conference workshop, that I decided to do a reblog today. You can read her in-depth summary of his talk about  Becoming an Author … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Emmie Mears Talks About Barry Eisler’s Bottom Line

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Kourtney

Today, the fabulous Emmie Mears is guest posting about a killer panel that I missed during the Writer’s Digest Conference. Because super nerd me lined up 50 minutes before Pitch Slam started. I’m a follower of her fantastic blog (which … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Joya Fields on The Importance of Social Networking

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kourtney

Thank you, Kourtney, for inviting me to your blog today to chat about social networking and why Twitter and Facebook are essential writing tools. It’s great to be here and fun to be talking about such an interesting topic. Published, … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: 3 Ways To Reveal Character Through Setting Without Sounding Like A Travel Agent

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Kourtney

Many thanks to Kourtney for inviting me to post and to discuss a bit of my writing process and my new book, The Vendetta, out now from Etopia Press. There are many, many ways to reveal character in writing, but … Continue reading →

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