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DNF: I hate not finishing books!
Get ready for a bit of a rant, y’all! Now, I know this can’t just be me but I have this little OCD-like quirk when it comes to books. No...
Des Marie
Aug 21, 20157 min read
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Writing Blog: Day 2 – Researching ALL THE THINGS (editing)
Welcome back for another day in my writing process bubble! As some of you already know, I’m in the EDITING portion of my manuscript. I...
Des Marie
Jul 2, 20154 min read
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Writing Blog: Day 1 – Printing First Draft
Welcome to the Writing Blog! My day to day adventures in the writing process! To catch the newbies up, I have been working on my first...
Des Marie
Jul 2, 20152 min read
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Writing in the New Year
My total word count was: 1697! Boo-Yah! Well, here’s to Writing in the New Year! What are your writing goals this year? #writing...
Des Marie
Jan 11, 20151 min read
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Plot Kills.
In James Scott Bell’s ‘Plot & Structure‘, chapter one asks, “What is plot, anyway?” 1. A small piece of ground, generally used for...
Des Marie
Sep 23, 20143 min read
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Am I Cheating On My First Book While Writing A Second?
Hello friends, new and old alike. The weeks leading up to this weekend have been exciting and busy. My wonderful and brilliant Momma...
Des Marie
Sep 22, 20146 min read
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My Writing Process
My Writing Process Hello blog-o-sphere peeps! So the lovely, bookish and sports enthusiast, Julie (twitter pal & freelance editor) tagged...
Des Marie
Jul 27, 20149 min read
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I HAVE FINISHED DRAFT FOR BOOK ONE!
I REPEAT, I HAVE FINISHED THE DRAFT FOR BOOK ONE and….and…and… Last night, it happened. It has NEVER in this entire year process, taken...
Des Marie
Jul 25, 20144 min read
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Don’t Hate Me! I’m Still Here and I’m WRITING!
*waves hands frantically in the air* Hey! Hi! Hola! Remember me? I’m that person who used to write on here all the time? No? Hm…....
Des Marie
Jul 23, 20145 min read
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Why My Reading Has Been Suffering
Why My Reading Has Been Suffering… This has been driving me crazy recently. I couldn’t pinpoint the issue for so long. My TBR pile is...
Des Marie
Apr 29, 20143 min read
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If We Were Having Coffee: April 2014
photo courtesy of: Ransom Riggs-photograph of @TaherehMafi ‘s hands Long time no ‘see’, I know! Much has happened as of late and I’m...
Des Marie
Apr 1, 20148 min read
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SCBWI Monday
image courtesy of: Group Leader, Stacy’s FB Ladies and Gentlemen, here are some of my SCBWI writing group peoples! I know I have probably...
Des Marie
Mar 5, 20147 min read
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Writing…Back On!
Writing…Oh, Yeah, It’s Back On, Baby! …took long enough-Ha! I’m such an extremist. I’m either all Reading or all Writing. I need to learn...
Des Marie
Feb 21, 20145 min read
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Writing A Book? Starting With A Synopsis
Courtesy of the movie: Julie & Julia *walks up to microphone & taps it…clears throat* “Hi…My name is Des…and I’m a procrastinator.” *the...
Des Marie
Jan 30, 20146 min read
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Writers Write To Entertain & So Much More…
Writers Write to… I read something today and then tweeted: and well, it got me thinking. I almost went on a whole tangent on Twitter but...
Des Marie
Jan 19, 20145 min read
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Writing, Critique Groups, Playing Publisher’s Game
Writing, Critique Groups and Playing the Publisher’s Game, Oh My! Last night was my second time attending a SCBWI (Society of Children...
Des Marie
Nov 5, 20134 min read
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Writing: Characters Write Themselves
You’re the writer but most times it seems, them characters are the ones running the show: Happy Saturday world! Hope it’s been a good one...
Des Marie
Oct 19, 20132 min read
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Writing, Reading & Hey, I Missed You Guys!
Cute bookend from my job (bookstore) I MISSED YOU BOOKISH FOLKS! I attempted starting this blog an hour ago before I had coffee in my...
Des Marie
Oct 9, 20136 min read
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My Characters Have Met: Performance Anxiety
Hello Lovely People! Well I’m still on the mission to get a new laptop. I was told by a loved one to hold on selling Cadence (my...
Des Marie
Sep 3, 20134 min read
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Wanna Write a Book? Hard Time Starting?
Someone last night sent me a comment. It was about midnight. After I pulled my hair out about my computer issues, I decided to spend the...
Des Marie
Aug 30, 20134 min read
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