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Recent content by alexj

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    Challenge! Hot Take Tuesday! You don't need subplots in a debut novel!

    Excited to see what everyone thinks here!
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    Instructor Spotlight: Steve Shrott

    What started you on a path to publication? When I was going to school, I used to make my friends laugh, and I thought maybe I could write humor. So I sent jokes out to many comedy performers. Over time I sold a lot of material. I wanted to expand what I could do so I began writing short...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Jodi Henley

    What do you wish someone would’ve told you about writing or publishing? I was at the NY RWA conference when Amazon was refused space and had to do its presentation in a coffee shop in the basement. I wish someone would have told me to jump on the bandwagon. I mean, they "did" but I wasn't...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Robin Jeffrey

    How long have you been writing? I’ve been writing with an eye to publishing for about fourteen years, but I’ve been a scribbler of stories ever since I was a little kid! Whether it was my own Nancy Drew mysteries or short stories about murderous neighbors, I’ve been writing every chance I can...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Beth Daniels

    How long have you been writing? The first thing I wrote was when I was 12. My two best friends and I had run out of Louisa May Alcott’s stories with Jo March and our available supply of Nancy Drew, so I wrote something. All I remember about it was that I used “foliage” in it and one of my...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Judy L Mohr (Writer, Editor, and Writing Coach)

    Kiwi Judy L Mohr is a writer, developmental editor, writing coach, amateur photographer, and a science nerd. Within her studies as a writer and editor, she became obsessed with the mechanics of story structure and character arcs, as well as the little nuances associated with writing fight...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Romy Sommer

    Check out the spotlight video here! ------------ Why do you like teaching authors? For me, teaching is a two-way street. I receive as much from my students as they do from me, and I get so much joy from seeing them grow, improve, and experience epiphanies. What’s your core philosophy when it...
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    Hi. I’m AC Chauncey from Los Angeles.

    Hey so glad to have you join Savvy!
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    Announcements Support your fellow writers! Chance to win 3 workshops on us!

    Not everyone has the means to support the site and we completely understand! But we want to give everyone access to all of our content. And that means that we’re going to start a contest! Starting now until April 28th, everyone who gifts a sub to their fellow Savvy member is going to get entered...
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    Hello from a PB Author!

    Hey welcome, so happy to have you here!
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    Recently joined.

    Hey, glad to have you here thanks for joining!
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    OMG The system gave me a name and wouldn't let me change it

    @Sarah Heaton I've got your name updated too!
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    OMG The system gave me a name and wouldn't let me change it

    Hey Sheryl, this should be fixed now! If there's anything we can help with let us know :)
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    Introduction

    Hey, so happy you've joined and welcome to the community! I'm sure you'll find tons of friends and new connections here, we're definitely a tight-knit bunch :D What do you write?
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    SavvyAuthors Get Together Today @ 1pm CT!

    That's great! It's happening in 1 hour, hope to see you there :D