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Oct 25, 2018
3 min

10 Steps to Completing NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month: the time when writers decide it's time to die, aka. November. It sounds impossible, writing 50,000 words in...

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Sarah Leonard

Sep 19, 2018
6 min

Getting an Agent: The Query

Finding an agent to represent your book is what will get it to publishers like Penguin Random House, Hachette, McMillian, Harper Collins,...

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Sarah Leonard

Aug 16, 2018
4 min

10 Steps to Mastering Pitch Slam

You’ve finished writing your baby. It's grown up, graduated middle school, survived high school (barely), and now it’s time to apply for ...

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Sarah Leonard

Jun 25, 2018
6 min

10 LGBT Books For Every Age

With Pride Month upon us and Pride Week in New York City having inspired me (shoutout to the amazing march and the rainbow-clothed dogs t...

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Sarah Leonard

Jun 13, 2018
5 min

10 Steps to Conquering BookCon

BookCon: The time of year in New York City when bookworms flock to the birds’ nest in hopes of them taking a bite. And what are those bir...

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Sarah Leonard

May 23, 2018
9 min

Futurescapes Workshop

Sometimes, in high school, you have your rebellious phase. You meet Bo. Damn, Bo is fine, but he’s bad for you. You start wearing heavy e...

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Sarah Leonard

Nov 12, 2017
9 min

Creating 3-Dimensional Characters

Plot is, perhaps, one of the most important parts of a novel. But, what drives that plot? What gives it substance, conflict, and the swee...

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5 Reasons to go to Powell's City of Books

Sarah Leonard

Jul 23, 2017
6 min

5 Reasons to go to Powell's City of Books

When people say City of Books, they aren’t kidding. And when I say it’s the happiest place on Earth (sorry Disney), neither am I. Powell’...

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Sarah Leonard

Jun 12, 2017
7 min

5 Tips on Writing a Great Novel

Writing your first novel is like rehearsing for a play just for it to end up being awful after years of dedication. That doesn’t sound li...

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