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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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A Summer in Oakville excerpts

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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 Package

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 - Coming Home

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 Bequest

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

How to Build a Great Book Review mini workshop 2011

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Shellie-Lisa Oakville Daily News 9'11

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Your Character's Spiritual Journey

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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Excerpt from The Last Bequest

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 Oakville

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

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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