Posts in Check-in

Bethany & CodyMeg & MattMusingsStories

Ruminating

Arlene Hittle -
Jun 16
Isn’t that what they call it when you’re doing a lot of thinking but not much writing? 😉 I’ve been […]
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Progress

Busy week

Arlene Hittle -
Jun 12
Not that I’ve gotten a whole lot of writing done (maybe a couple thousand words) … but I’ve been on […]
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Progress

I did it!

Arlene Hittle -
Jun 7
No, I didn’t sell my MS … or even sign with an agent. What I did do — no small […]
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Bethany & CodyStories

Surprise!

Arlene Hittle -
Jun 4
I was enjoying a nice, quiet get-to-know-you lunch with my characters when Bethany dropped a bombshell. Even in “Blind Date […]
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Stories

Chattering away

Arlene Hittle -
May 23
Bethany and Cody are chattering away in my head and I’m getting more and more antsy to start telling their […]
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Blind Date BrideStories

Pitch, anyone?

Arlene Hittle -
May 20
After reading agent Nathan Bransford’s blog post on the importance of having one-sentence, one-paragraph and two-paragraph pitches ready for your […]
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MusingsProgressSynopses

The dreaded synopsis

Arlene Hittle -
May 17
Saturday’s NARWA meeting went great, and — as usual — I came away inspired. Our guest speaker, Harlequin American author […]
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Musings

Behind on my reading

Arlene Hittle -
May 12
I’ve been trying to catch up on my blog reading, and found Nathan Bransford’s great post on “voice.” The post […]
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Bree & MikeMusingsStories

Inspiration comes from the strangest places

Arlene Hittle -
May 10
I was out on a walk Saturday morning, listening to my iPod, when a song by my favorite band came […]
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Blind Date BrideOSNBProgressStories

In limbo?

Arlene Hittle -
May 7
Sadly, not much writing has happened since Wednesday (and that writing didn’t count toward my Word Count Countdown, because it […]
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