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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Friday’s Fun Find: I’ll Have What’s HE’S Having

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And so I say to you:

IF YOU WANT TO PUT BIGFOOT, GNOMES AND CAPTAIN KANGAROO IN YOUR MG NOVEL, YOU CAN DO THAT–YOU’RE A WRITER!

IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE OUT THE COMMAS AND SKIP QUOTATION MARKS AND MAKE UP A NEW LANGUAGE, YOU CAN DO THAT–YOU’RE A WRITER!

AND IF YOU WANT TO WIN A NEWBERY AWARD OR THE MICHAEL L. PRINTZ AWARD OR THE FREAKIN’ PULITZER PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, YOU CAN DO THAT, TOO!

Now get out there and write like you mean it.

Tooting My Horn Tuesday on Whispering Prairie Press

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ImageSo, yes, I’ve already trumpeted this success across the social media world. But not everyone’s blithely following along on Facebook, so for you, and you up front, and you, way back in the last row, I’m tooting my horn.

I won first place in the flash fiction contest at Whispering Prairie Press!

Now, honestly, I’ve been so entrenched in my novels that I haven’t worked on flash in a while. But I pulled up a story that I love–a story where I’d received some nice feedback–and as soon as I read through it, I could see what needed tweaking. So I worked some edits and sent it off.

That’s what working on your craft will do–no matter what kind of fiction you’re crafting. You get better. And then you apply what you’ve learned to whatever you’re writing.

So that’s a Tuesday Tip, too, I guess. Keep writing and you will get better.

(And maybe you’ll even win a sweet little cash prize from Whispering Prairie Press!)