Writer Unboxed

Former Washington DC journalist Sarah Pekkanen left the ratrace of covering the political beat and turned her skills to writing women’s fiction novels. Her debut book, THE OPPOSITE OF ME, garnered rave reviews and hit the bestseller lists. Her followup novel, SKIPPING A BEAT, also recieved advanced praise and earned a coveted spot on Oprah’s O Magazine “Pick [...]

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When this post goes up I’ll be in Lisbon for the launch of A Vidente de Sevenwaters. I’m looking forward to some Portuguese sunshine, not to mention meeting up with my most dedicated fans. Before that, I’m presenting a workshop for SCBWI in Santa Barbara and attending the RWA convention in New York. My itinerary [...]

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Chances are that sometime recently you saw fireworks. Pasteboard tubes soared into the dark sky, erupting in sizzling blooms of strontium, lithium, calcium, sodium, barium, copper, cesium, potassium, rubidium, iron, aluminum. Spectators gasped, surprised every time. Trails of golden goddess hair lingered on your retinas revealing to you, for a few sweet seconds, the face [...]

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Note: I penned this post in March, and it was originally posted on Storyfix.com. Also, p.s., the Writer Unboxed Facebook group is nearly 500 members strong now. If you’re looking for a vital writing community on Facebook, come and check us out. You might think this crazy, but for me, editing is…fun. I have the [...]

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There are writers who will argue passionately against keeping your readers in mind while you write. There are also writers who will argue, just as passionately, that you do yourself a grave disservice by not keeping your readers in mind. Now, you may think that I’d advocate a middle-of-the-road position on this one. Heck, middle-of-the-road [...]

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Therese here. Today’s guest is author Adrienne Giordano, whose debut romantic suspense novel, Man Law, releases tomorrow from Carina Press. (Her second book, A Just Deception, will be available in September.) Adrienne is also the co-founder of the popular Romance University blog, which is “[d]edicated to helping writers establish and advance their careers, introducing readers to [...]

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This comic was inspired by the recent Oxford Comma Controversy discussion. For those not familiar with the debate, the question is whether or not a comma belongs before the last item in a list. According to the University of Oxford style guide: “As a general rule, do not use the serial/Oxford comma: so write ‘a, [...]

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 Sarah Pekkanen seems to have begun her career as a novelist under a charmed star. Her debut novel THE OPPOSITE OF ME, recieved praise from heavy hitters such as Jennifer Weiner, and landed on many Must-Buy lists. Sometimes it’s hard to live up to a big debut, but Pekkanen did so with her followup novel. SKIPPING [...]

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