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Cindy L. Rodriguez's Blog – April 2012 Archive (2)
Critique Group Part 2
The first time I attended a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators critique group, I did a great impression of the Bid Red Chicken from Dora the Explorer. See this post for details. In short, I chickened out of reading from my work in progress, a young adult novel titled AESOP'S CURSE. The people sitting around the table were friendly and…
ContinueAdded by Cindy L. Rodriguez on April 24, 2012 at 9:08pm — No Comments
The Struggle for Writing Time
Lately, time to write has been more elusive than ever, even though I know there are plenty of hours in a day—24, in fact. Still, 24 hours hasn’t been enough. My blog hasn’t been updated in well over a month. About a week ago, I told my friend I’d send her the next chapter of my work in progress; it was almost done. It’s still not done. Here’s why:
My day starts around 5:30 a.m. I say “around” because this depends on how many times I hit the snooze button. The morning routine involves…
ContinueAdded by Cindy L. Rodriguez on April 16, 2012 at 11:48am — No Comments
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