Evernight Spotlight: Interview With Marcus Damanda
Many apologies for the missed spotlight last month! It's been unbelievably crazy everywhere for me, but I am making the effort to return...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
Writing & Querying: Nudging Your Friends
I have a friend. I can actually call her that these days even though we've never met in person, but we talk almost daily now. We met on a...
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deidrehuesmann
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1 min
#PitMad Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the Twitter pitch event for writers seeking agents, and I'll be participating! Specifically, I have a queer Snow White...
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deidrehuesmann
- Nov 20, 2019
- 1 min
When a Cool Idea Becomes a Story
I had an idea. A really, really cool idea. Inspired by a game I love and the general wackiness found in some anime, mixed in with a...
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deidrehuesmann
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
NaNoWriMo & (possible?) ADHD
I'm not actively participating in NaNoWriMo this month. I've tried in the past. I struggle to keep on track. Which seems odd; one...
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deidrehuesmann
- Oct 30, 2019
- 3 min
Worldbuilding vs Setting
A friend in one of my writer's groups brought up a question I found interesting: What's the difference between setting and worldbuilding?...
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deidrehuesmann
- Oct 16, 2019
- 6 min
Worldbuilding Part 1: Religion
Worldbuilding is daunting. The word itself is massive, encompasses everything from the characters to how they dress to how they behave....
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deidrehuesmann
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
Make It Queer: Rewriting a Solid Premise
Recently, I changed a WIP. I'm still querying, so I'd prefer to be vague, but it was essentially a fairy tale retelling where the heroine...
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deidrehuesmann
- Sep 18, 2019
- 2 min
First Chapter, Last Line!
A lot's going on right now. I'm trying to get back to my old job. My laptop's fan is going haywire - not fun. I'm backing up my writing...
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deidrehuesmann
- Aug 21, 2019
- 2 min
Sometimes you have to change all of it.
One of my projects is on it's second revision - I've lost track of how many edits. Perhaps its third revision, since I've cut over 10,000...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Querying is rough. Especially if you have anxiety.
I started my querying journey with Blistered (A Modern Greek Myth), which was eventually picked up by a small press. But agents weren't...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jul 24, 2019
- 3 min
How to Write as a SAHM?
Writing requires a lot of dedication. You have to not just know but love the craft and be willing to deal with all the frustrations that...
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deidrehuesmann
- Jul 10, 2019
- 4 min
"Will there be a sequel to Yearning Young?"
Jeff, Braeden, and Maya weren't always ordinary teenagers. In fact, the first iteration of "Burning Britely" was utterly different.
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deidrehuesmann
- Jul 3, 2019
- 2 min
Baking : Writing :: Potayto : Potahto
I've been writing since 2001. Well, probably earlier, but 2001 is when I remember having an online account specifically dedicated to the...
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