by NatashaDeen | Nov 6, 2022 | Author Questions, Interview, Writing
As always, it’s a great time chatting with Peter! You can listen to the full podcast at www.thestuphfile.com.
by NatashaDeen | Feb 26, 2021 | Author Questions, Educator Resources, Interview, Life, Writing
I was delighted to be part of the conversation with Alex Lewczuk, Jessica Burtis & Rebecca Bond as we talked about kindness, diversity, Maria & the Plague (gross facts included!), & why our stories matter. Listen to the podcast here,...
by NatashaDeen | Feb 24, 2021 | Agents, Author Questions, Failure Wins, Writing
Follow Up for TWUC’s Strategies for Writing Discipline There were a few questions we didn’t get a chance to answer yesterday and I wanted to do a quick follow up for those folks, as well as add a couple of extra thoughts to the question of creating and maintaining...
by NatashaDeen | Mar 13, 2020 | Agents, Author Questions, Failure Wins, Life, Writing
Thank you, again (and AGAIN!) for joining me for Forest Friday. What a great way to start the weekend. 🙂 I wanted to give you some visuals on what we talked about. PLOT SNAKE First, this is what a plot snake might look like: Red is in her room AND THEN her mom comes...
by NatashaDeen | Jan 29, 2016 | Author Questions, Writing
When it comes to plotting, this is what I do. Drink lots of tea and eat biscuits, and wonder why I think I can write. No, no, wait, sorry, that’s just what I do all the time. When it comes to plotting this is what I do. Get a piece of paper Draw a squiggly snake...
by NatashaDeen | Apr 23, 2014 | Author Questions, Writing
When I first began in this industry, I was alternately exhilarated and (to quote Anne Shirley) “in the depths of despair.” Publishing is ever changing, evolving, and the information about getting (and staying) published, conflicting. What was a new writer...
