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You Suck!

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 21, 2009, 7:09 am
You suck. Well, it’s true. All writers suck at some point in their careers. Even your hero, that literary genius who composed sonnets in his crib and gave a stream-of-consciousness book report ...
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Full Circle – How I Got Here

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 20, 2009, 6:44 am
You know that proverbial feather that flattens you without warning? Well, you could have knocked me down with it the day I realized I’d written four novels. Add to these, two stubborn characters...
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Are You Striving to Become a Champion?

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 17, 2009, 11:12 pm
I’ve always longed to be the featured champion on a box of Wheaties. Yeah, yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh, but when I was a small kid, I possessed an incredible degree of power and strength. I b...
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Are You Striving to Become a Champion?

Courtney Vail posted an article on Creative Burst - Nov 17, 2009, 10:20 am
I’ve always longed to be the featured champion on a box of Wheaties. Yeah, yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh, but when I was a small kid, I possessed an incredible degree of power and strength. I b...
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Writing Naked

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 16, 2009, 6:37 am
Put your pants back on, it’s not that kind of naked. When you’re writing, do you hear a little voice in your head that says things like, “What if your mother read that?” or “What would the ...
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FALLEN by Ann Simko Released!!! Time to Party.

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 14, 2009, 11:00 pm
November, 15, 2009 Author:  Ann Simko Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Thriller Our site writer, Ann Simko, is truly an inspiration. She never gave up on her writing dream or her thriller, FALLEN,...
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And My Kreative Blogger Awards Go to…

Courtney Vail posted an article on Creative Burst - Nov 14, 2009, 5:05 pm
…Dara Sorenson, whom I also want to thank for nominating me for this award. I thoroughly enjoy reading about the sources of inspiration she finds as writes and breaths life into her her characte...
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Labor of Love

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 12, 2009, 11:04 pm
Many people say writing a book is like childbirth. It’s a ton of work, but it’s a labor of love. That completed manuscript is a beautiful part of you that you want to send out into the world just ...
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Writing Justice

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 10, 2009, 11:40 pm
Why do we choose the subjects we do when we write? Some of us have political, social, or religious agendas. Some of us just want to educate, entertain, express ourselves, or cope. But I believe all wr...
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Are You a Passive Patsy?

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 9, 2009, 11:05 pm
If you’re like me, you have a tendency to drift into passive voice without even really meaning to. The lovely ‘to be’ verbs show up unexpectedly like your Cousin Dennis after you...
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Can People Duplicate Themselves?

Courtney Vail posted an article on Creative Burst - Nov 9, 2009, 4:44 pm
Cuz that’s what I need. More copies of ME to write out all my ideas. I’m bursting with them. But that many freaks running around would disrupt balance in the world and it might actually im...
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Who Says You Can't Query the Same Agent Twice?

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 9, 2009, 12:12 am
I’m sure you’ve all heard the commandment: You may not query the same agent twice. Well, it’s true. Technically.  No agent wants you to keep coming back saying, what about this other manuscript...
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Back in the Game Again

Courtney Vail posted an article on Creative Burst - Nov 8, 2009, 10:24 am
Okay. I was sidelined for about two weeks as I worked on lowering my word count. And I also tweaked my query letter, infused it with more personality. It’s longer, but I really felt my other let...
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Inspiration is Everywhere

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 7, 2009, 11:19 pm
Who says you can’t be a mathematician and a children’s author? Well, I’m not really sure if anyone actually says that, but if they did, I’d just point to myself as the counterexample. (In math...
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Weekend Workout: Pillow Talk

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 7, 2009, 10:33 am
My kidlets have their own beds, but they enjoy clustering together on one mattress like a litter of puppies. I’m not sure why. But they do. Every night. And my youngest son and my baby girl, who tur...
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Confusion is Nothing New…on Grammar

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 7, 2009, 10:00 am
Grammar rules have been around since the dawn of the written word and so has confusion about them. What’s right or wrong can be difficult to grasp, with commas oddly going out of fashion, with r...
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Kick Critiquaphobia to the Curb

Courtney Vail posted an article on Journeys in Ink - Nov 6, 2009, 8:16 am
Some writers are afraid of getting feedback on their work, putting it out there for others to slash and trash, but if you hope to succeed in the ruthless world of publishing, it’s necessary to t...
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About Me

I'm a fabulous writer, a tomboyish princess, a slow runner, a sports addict, a dragon slayer and a practical joker.

And I'm a freak...the Queen of Freaks actually.

Cheesy, bacon fries with ranch dipping sauce is my favorite guilty pleasure food. Guitar music gets me jiggy. Good books can change me forever. Serial TV shows tend to hook me. My NFL love turns me into a blob of goo on autumn Sundays.

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