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The Nuts and Bolts of the Submission ProcessEven if you don’t have a manuscript ready to submit, I hope you will learn some of the techniques to prepare your manuscript for submission, and the...
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LESSON ONEWRITING IS LIKE A JOURNEYAlthough there are plenty of you who start a vacation by getting in the car and driving with no destination in mind, most people take the time to plan. When can I go?...
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LESSON TWO sample query letters found at the bottomLESSON TWO: DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKESThe second stage of the journey is figuring out the logistics. Do I have enough money, time, interest in the trip?...
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Help! I'm StuckA workshop for group brainstorming activities.Prepared for QuadCities Christian Writer's Conference, April 8, 2011c. Lisa J LickelHow did this happen? My albino cows are lost in a...
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Fictional Character Development ToolsUse this sheet to get to know your characters. © Lisa J Lickel Permission granted to recopy and use as needed.Working Book Title/Today's Date:Name of Character...
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Fictional Setting Development ToolsUse this sheet to get to develop your setting, whether speculative or earthly.© Lisa J Lickel 2 pp. Permission granted to recopy and use as needed.Working Book...
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LESSON TWO: DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKESThe second stage of the journey is figuring out the logistics. Do I have enough money, time, interest in the trip? Do I have the right apparel, vacation time? How do...
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LESSON THREE: The parts of a Submission PackageThank you, Ann, for the beautiful reminder that it doesn’t take much to make a difference. Stop and check out the two-minute film she sent yesterday:...
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APPENDIX B – PLOTS in LITERATUREPeople often say that there are only a certain number of basic plots in all of literature, and that any story is really just a variation on these plots. Depending on how...
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LESSON FOUR PART ONE: COMING HOME The final stage of the submission process journey is evaluation – coming home.You've pressed the "send" button or watched the mail carrier drive away with your...
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APPENDIX A – TECHNIQUES FOR BRAIN STORMINGCHANGE SOMETHINGGive your character a new or a different sub-set of directions or goalsIntroduce a different character; change the tension or the setting or...
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Recipes from The Last Bequestby Lisa LickelHart’s Focaccia Bread By Hand:1 c. warm water1 pkg dry yeastLet these two work until bubblyAdd: 3 1/4 cups flour, more or less, to make dough1 T sugar1 tsp...
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How to Build a Great Book Review mini workshop 2011
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Lynn Squire's original post appeared on July 13, 2010. Used with permission.Your Character's Spiritual JourneyIf you are writing Christian fiction your protagonist, at the very least, should...
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An Excerpt from The Last Bequest (originally The Gold Standard)Re-released September 2012 from Muse It Up, CanadaPurchase from the PublisherPurchase from AmazonPurchase from Barns and NoblePurchase...
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Reader’s Guide Questions for The Last Bequestby Lisa Lickel1. Judy had a fascination with family. Why do you think so? Think about your own family and how you relate to them, both in the past and...
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A Summer in Oakvilleco-authored with Shellie NeumeierOne Magical Summer in Oakville, Wisconsin,Love Finds its Way through Four Entwined Lives.Tessa Hasmer Murphy has a secret. Estranged from her...
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The Map Quilt, a sequel to The Gold Standard, released in May 4, 2012 as an electronic book from MuseItUp Books, Canada About the Book:Death in rural Wisconsin is only the beginning to new chaos in...
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