Author Archives: bjas

Your life in 6 words

According to the literary legend, novelist Ernest Hemingway was once challenged in a bar to write a story in only six words. He wrote, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” If you were asked to sum up your life in … Continue reading

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A love letter to books

Because there’s nothing quite like a real book! Kudos to TYPE Bookstore owner Joanne Saul on her crazy fun Joy of Books video. We love dancing books just as much as we love indie book stores.  These are challenging times for booksellers. Make friends … Continue reading

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New year. New stories. Ready, set, go!

Our sentiments exactly…Happy New Year from the Restless Writers.

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Some of us write great stories. But all of us live them.

For those of you still looking for ideas for Christmas, here’s one: Chicken Soup for the Soul O Canada by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Amy Newmark. This week, I received a call to do a media interview for … Continue reading

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Office Space

I’m procrastinating right now. I’m cleaning my office space and looking at pictures of “great places to write.” My intended post for today was about something far more writerly (i.e. six word bios). But instead, I share with you some … Continue reading

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House of the rising prose

What differs slightly from the short story, a folk song, flash fiction, and say, microfiction? Short prose. I am doing this post to remind restless Maria to enter her work(s), because she happens to be a prosalicious genius. The kind … Continue reading

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Hollywood calling…and waiting on the one

Taking the lead from our wordbitches friends, and given that fall is staring me in the face, I thought I would recap what I wrote this summer and set my goals for fall. As for my writing summer, it all … Continue reading

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The time and space to write

The Restless Writers share something very similar: the burning desire to write. And let’s face it, an equally burning desire to escape the familiar. Announcement: we just booked our first-ever literary adventure—beyond the home office! The most common problem writers … Continue reading

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Agent aficionado

Pinch me, please. I have an agent! After many months of queries and pitches, it happened. I received an offer of representation. And not just for one manuscript, but for three of them: a middle-grade novel, a children’s picture book, … Continue reading

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The Book Launch of Carrie Bradshaw’s Dreams

Okay, not quite. I don’t have a best friend who is a publicist, but I can assure you, THIS book launch will fit your itsy-bitsy writer’s budget. And let’s face it; it all comes down to you, the author, unless your … Continue reading

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