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Read more about the article Richard’s Official Unboxing!

Richard’s Official Unboxing!

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:November 12, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/International/Writing
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Announcing my husband, Richard Lachmann's, new book, First Class Passengers on a Sinking Ship, with an unboxing (or unbagging) of his finished copies.

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Read more about the article Support for the Midlist Author: The SCBWI Jane Yolen Grant

Support for the Midlist Author: The SCBWI Jane Yolen Grant

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 24, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:4 Comments

For authors with extended dry spells (five years or more since your last contract), reasons for applying for the SCBWI Jane Yolen Mid-List Author grant.

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Read more about the article Strategies for Persistence: The Next Book

Strategies for Persistence: The Next Book

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:October 6, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Do you give up on a manuscript and move on after a pile of rejections, or do you revise to take feedback into account? Arguments for sticking with a story.

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Read more about the article Time Travels with Nicole Valentine

Time Travels with Nicole Valentine

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:September 29, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Interview with Nicole Valentine on writing the time travel novel, the need for persistence, and the inspiration for her debut.

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Read more about the article Talking Verse Novels at GetLitBeacon

Talking Verse Novels at GetLitBeacon

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:September 10, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Expanding on my presentation about verse novels at GetLitBeacon, along with the reading list I promised.

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Read more about the article I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program

I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:August 15, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Lego/Writing
  • Post comments:2 Comments

I received my #KidsNeedMentors match for this year and look forward to working with a sixth grade class, Lego included.

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Read more about the article Find Your Match, Older Writer: The Secrets of Publishing Panel

Find Your Match, Older Writer: The Secrets of Publishing Panel

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:August 2, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Susan Shapiro's Secrets of Publishing panel offers experiences of and useful advice from authors who debuted in their 60s.

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Read more about the article Stepping Out
The red sports car -- an emblem of the Midlife Crisis.

Stepping Out

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:July 21, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:10 Comments

Plans to step out from my massive self-publishing venture known as this blog and place some of my personal essays with paid outlets.

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Read more about the article “…Couldn’t Connect to Your Main Character”

“…Couldn’t Connect to Your Main Character”

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:July 3, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:2 Comments

A discussion of a generic rejection phrase that marginalized fiction writers often receive and what it may mean.

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Read more about the article Advising a 60-Year-Old Who Wants to Write
Yes, age discrimination is a thing.

Advising a 60-Year-Old Who Wants to Write

  • Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
  • Post published:June 27, 2019
  • Post category:Blog/Writing
  • Post comments:23 Comments

Advice for older people looking to write fiction as a second career and to publish their work through traditional publishers.

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