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Jul 28
3 min

When a bad review reminds you why you wrote the book

I have to admit I was shocked when I first saw it. Sure, authors stick their necks, their words, their livelihoods and their reputations ...

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Joanne Paulson

May 23
5 min

Cook your dragon cutlets, not your children.

English is a very scary language. We authors are incredibly brave to take on its wild spellings, confusing commas and crazy rules. None o...

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Joanne Paulson

Dec 12, 2018
1 min

Launched.

It has been a crazy several months and I've neglected my blog shamefully. Between 'real' work, finishing Broken Through, fighting with th...

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Joanne Paulson

Dec 12, 2018
2 min

A great pre-launch interview.

One of the cool things about being on Twitter is meeting people. Great people, in fact. I know, Twitter is often maligned as an ongoing s...

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Joanne Paulson

Dec 12, 2018
3 min

How many words does it take to cheer me up? Millions.

I had a blue, blue week, not so long ago. I’d prefer not to get into the deeper reasons, but let’s just say I struggle with depression, a...

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Joanne Paulson

Dec 12, 2018
1 min

You stand on sacred ground.

One day, while still working with Karen Briere, she sent around this incredible quote from Beatrice Warde, American typographical scholar...

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Joanne Paulson

Dec 12, 2018
2 min

On following your muse: it might just save your life, and other benefits

I'm being overly dramatic. About the saving your life part. I think. When I awakened at three one particular morning, as I had for months...

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Joanne Paulson

Dec 12, 2018
2 min

Life happens everywhere. Love happens everywhere. And crime.

Write what you know, they say. I’d add to that, write where you know. Unless, of course, you’re locating your novel in 1700s Scotland and...

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