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Working on a Manuscript? How to Crank out a Complete Draft

Here's a made up statistic for you: 99.9% of published authors had to work around full-time jobs to write their first book. In other words, it is well within your grasp to finish a manuscript, even if you already feel your time is fully consumed. All it takes is dedication and a realistic set of goals.

So for all you lovely readers with Word documents on your laptops filed under "To Be Continued, Never," I have put together a very simple program to get your manuscript from secret status to query-time status.

Writing, Book BusinessEmily H. JeffriesJuly 8, 2015Word Count, Writing Goals, Self Confidence, Making Time, Writing Blogs, Molly Seltzer, Friends, Book Genre, Literary Agents Comment

I Have A Reading Problem: I Read Five Books At A Time

There’s nothing wrong with a little diversity in reading. No, I’m not talking about Jamaican settings or Hindu protagonists (although, those are fun too). I’m talking about diversity of genre. I like to shake it up, because I’m not always in the right mood for the same book day after day. Call it literary ADD, I’d rather call it well rounded.

Reading, Young ReadersEmily H. JeffriesMay 20, 2015Books, Authors, Titles, Reading, Book Genre Comments

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