Stalling
When I was a little kid, my parents were frequently reprimanding me for 'stalling.' I have no recollection what specific things I was...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min
Addition by Subtraction
Quick update before I get back to it. I got up early to power through some character sketching and continue my writing from last night....
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Apr 19, 2020
- 2 min
A Time and a Place
I hope that you all got the memo that I have officially started writing the first novel in the Vanessa VanDuyn series, The Grass is...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
For Those of you Following Along at Home
I am so happy to share that I started writing today! It has been way too long since I have had the fortitude to crack open the laptop and...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
Beasts and Burdens
Is anyone else emotionally drained??? I am on overload right now. Absolutely running in the red. I am scared, frustrated, so incredibly...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride
I have been completely distracted this past week. I would normally have an hour and a half to work on my outlining while Marshall played...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Open Your Eyes, Your Ears, Your Heart
What to say...Things are bat shit crazy right now. But humans, if anything are adaptable. We will evolve into something new and science...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Embracing the Isolation
These are scary, frustrating times made worse by the fact that the less human interaction we have, the safer we will be. Humans are pack...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Improving the Craft
On the massive list of things I need to do to make these 20 books work is improve my writing. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to look...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Feb 26, 2020
- 3 min
Whaddayaknow?!
Write what you know. If you are a writer or not, you have heard this before. Maybe I'm lazy, maybe uncreative... but I AM honest. And I...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
Old Dog, Old Tricks
What if I'm a terrible writer? What if people are disappointed in my books? What if I completely fail and this is all a massive waste of...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
The Beauty of Research
What a boring world we would live in if we stopped learning after graduation. Writing a novel is an excellent way to learn about topics...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
1st or 3rd???
There is a lot of thoughtfulness that goes into creating a book series, however, there is no way to plan every detail before the first...
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Carolyn Hilliard
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min
Carolyn Hilliard
Vanessa VanDuyn Reads to Kids The Vanessa VanDuyn Novels Support Children's Literacy The Vanessa VanDuyn Novels aren't intended for...
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