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Monday, November 28, 2011 9:33:59 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled The Curious Lifecycle of a Blog:
MARY said, "There have been a lot of articles lately on whether or not blogs are dead or have been replaced by Twitter/Google Plus/Facebook etc. (There is a particularly brilliant post over on Roni Loren's blog about the ten stages of blogging, which is a must..." more
Monday, November 21, 2011 9:11:07 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled A Social Media Survival Guide by Jenn Reese:
MARY said, "We've all seen them. They're as numerous and frequent as deer flies in high summer (and just as annoying): the constant stream of articles telling us how best to use social media, or worse, how to become a social media MAVEN. Well dear..." more
Monday, November 14, 2011 4:39:29 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Writing as Therapy?:
MARY said, "@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman";}@font-face { font-family: "Calibri";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt;..." more
Monday, October 31, 2011 6:21:09 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Grave Mercy Cover Art:
MARY said, "I find myself in the position of having something exciting to share, but no real blog home from which to share it. My R.L. LaFevers author blog has now become a part of my new middle grade website, and my new YA website is not finished yet.BUT.I..." more
Monday, October 24, 2011 4:56:12 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Lia Keyes: Making Full Use of Goodreads:
MARY said, "With more than 3 million members, Goodreads is the largest social network for readers. If you’re an author, and you’re not controlling the content on your automatically generated Goodreads profile, you’re missing out on a major opportunity to..." more
Monday, October 17, 2011 11:01:08 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled The Long, Slow Slog Toward Mastery:
MARY said, "@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman";}@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt;..." more
Monday, October 10, 2011 7:15:03 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled What Sells Middle Grade Books?:
MARY said, "A long time ago in a blogosphere far away, I promised I’d talk about what sells middle grade books.Then promptly got swept up in writing and revising my YA trilogy. Oh the irony! But today I am finally pulling this topic out of my hat. Since so..." more
Monday, October 3, 2011 9:54:09 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Guest Blogger Audrey Vernick: The Rodent Brain Approach:
MARY said, "I’ve been known to say I’m figuring all this book-publicity stuff out as I go, but I think that might a little optimistic. I have no idea if I’m figuring it out. But I am definitely going.In the beginning, I mostly had a stomach ache about all..." more
Monday, September 26, 2011 2:52:37 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Guest Blogger Jennifer Nielsen: The Rules of Readings:
MARY said, "When my kids were little, long before I was published, I used to volunteer in their classrooms and read out loud. More than once, other adults stopped, thinking they were listening to an audiobook or tape recording. However now that I have..." more
Monday, September 19, 2011 9:27:22 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled End of Summer Milestone Monday Check In:
MARY said, "One of my favorite commercials of all time was that Staples commercial that had the father dancing around the Staples store, loading up his back to school cart and singing, “It’s the most won-der-ful time of the year…”? Honestly,..." more
Monday, September 12, 2011 3:55:41 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled An Autumn Muse:
MARY said, " In honor of the changing seasons. And because I have muses on the mind, and Aunt Leaf seems like a most excellent muse... Aunt Leaf by Mary OliverNeeding one, I invented her -the great-great-aunt dark as hickorycalled Shining-Leaf, or..." more
Monday, September 5, 2011 2:55:41 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Tranformative Change:
MARY said, "One of my very favorite writing books, which isn't really a writing book at all, is The Hero Within written by Carol Pearson. In it, the author talks about transformative change as we move through the different stages of our journey.Transformative..." more
Monday, August 29, 2011 9:35:51 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Getting Naked with the Muse:
MARY said, "I suspect that many writers come to writing because they cannot find their voice in real life. They have trouble speaking their truths, whatever they may be, and writing is a place where they can do just that. (Although I am also willing to admit..." more
Monday, August 22, 2011 4:43:25 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Where Stories Come From:
MARY said, "A while ago on another blog (in a galaxy far, far away) someone wanted to know why people who weren’t young adults would be interested in writing YA. It struck me as an odd question, because I’ve never had the sense that writers were only..." more
Monday, August 15, 2011 4:19:20 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Quirks and Foibles:
MARY said, "It seems to me that the best writers, the ones whose books really stay with me, are connoisseurs of human nature. Being proficient at craft, or excelling at it, is good, but not enough, nor is a crackerjack plot. I relish learning things about..." more
Monday, August 8, 2011 7:45:35 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled The Art of Revising: Micro Revision:
MARY said, "Micro revision is all about the scene. Is the scene—the building block of my novel—working? Is it carrying its weight? Has it earned its place in the story? This is also where I check for dropped plot threads or un-fleshed out..." more
Monday, August 1, 2011 7:50:40 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled The Art of Revising: Macro Revision:
MARY said, "Ah, revision. Some writers hate it, others love it. Personally? I come down on the side of loving it. Revision is a chance to take a raw idea and make it really sing. It's one of the few chances we get in life at a do-over. First draft turned out..." more
Monday, July 25, 2011 5:26:01 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Food For Thought:
MARY said, "I am supposed to be on hiatus still, but I was struck by a number of posts I read this week and wanted to share them with you guys.The first was by blogger Jonathan Fields and talked about hyperconnectivity being creative kryptonite. For me, the two..." more
Monday, July 18, 2011 8:17:18 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Flipping the Switch from “Introvert” to “Extrovert”:
MARY said, "I am hugely excited to share today's wonderful post by editor Deborah Halverson. Not only is she founder of the popular Dear Editor site as well as a former editor with Harcourt, but she has written Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies.What could..." more
Monday, July 11, 2011 7:38:24 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled You Say Potato, Your Character Says Potahto...:
MARY said, "Last week we talked about your core voice—that part of your voice that is uniquely you and flavors everything you do. Whether you are a Red Rose potato, a Russet, a Yukon Gold, or a yam.Today I want to talk about the more conscious aspects of..." more
Monday, July 4, 2011 5:44:29 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Finding Your Wild and Precious Voice:
MARY said, "Right about now is normally the time we here at SVP take a summer hiatus. I have a big fat book due in a few months and am determined to have a complete first draft by the end of the summer, and thinking about marketing and promotion is SO..." more
Monday, June 27, 2011 4:33:32 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Save the Cat: A Bridge To Story:
MARY said, "So here is something I am learning about myself--it is very hard for me to blog about externally focused marketing type stuff when I am deep into my discovery draft mode. Therefore, today you are getting a post that I originally wrote when I was..." more
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:52:21 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Summer Solstice 2010:
MARY said, "Summer Solstice 2010, a photo by kermit1000 on Flickr.Ahhh! My favorite season of the year has arrived-- the sun gods be praised! I will be celebrating this all day long from a perfect vantage point. I'm teaching at the Santa Barbara Writer's..." more
Monday, June 20, 2011 5:20:07 AM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Fortune's Wheel:
MARY said, "@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman";}@font-face { font-family: "Calibri";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt;..." more
Sunday, April 29, 2012 7:19:17 PM
MARY HERSHEY wrote a blog post titled Ch-ch-ch-changes:
MARY said, "So. Hello there! It's been a while, hasn't it? Possibly the longest hiatus known to man. Or blogging. Or at least, Shrinking Violets.I never intended to be gone quite that long, and I missed talking with you all terribly! However, with my current..." more