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5 Questions to Ask Your Author Friend on Sub

Lyn Hawks · February 12, 2022 · Leave a Comment

"I'm about to go on sub," I used to say to friends. "What's that?" said my friends. "It means my agent is submitting my manuscript to editors." "Oh!" "Or you could say, my manuscript is on submission to editors." "Ah!" Pause. "So good luck! How long does … [Read more...] about 5 Questions to Ask Your Author Friend on Sub

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: author, editor, fiction, literary agent, manuscript, submission, young adult

Grammar PSA: The Hawks Nest

Lyn Hawks · December 11, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Poor apostrophes; they get abused all the time. I get so mad about it, I actually dreamed up a teen girl/grammar nerd who runs around town defacing poorly-punctuated campaign signs. (My deepest, darkest desire is to do what she does.) RJ Haynes will have none of misplaced … [Read more...] about Grammar PSA: The Hawks Nest

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Creativity in the Time of Corona

Lyn Hawks · December 10, 2020 · 4 Comments

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There comes a time in your life where you need to overthrow What Is and live in the What If full time, and not just because a virus is raging. Right before Covid-19 struck, I requested personal leave at my job of 15 years. One reason was graduate school: in January, I'd just … [Read more...] about Creativity in the Time of Corona

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Questions to Ask a College Essay Tutor

Lyn Hawks · June 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment

If you're searching for a college essay tutor, it helps to have a few questions in your back pocket. I have these answers ready to share even when I'm not asked, because I want potential clients to know my methods and approach. What can be accomplished with your … [Read more...] about Questions to Ask a College Essay Tutor

Filed Under: Success Story Tagged With: college admissions, college application, college essay

It Takes A Village to Tell a Story

Lyn Hawks · June 17, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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Anyone who knows me well knows they might one day be asked to help me build a story. I test drive the plots of my novels in the same way I help my Success Story students test drive ideas. That's because no good writer ever goes it alone. Of course there's that tragic, … [Read more...] about It Takes A Village to Tell a Story

Filed Under: Success Story Tagged With: college admissions, college application, college essay

Should You Write Your College Essay About the Pandemic?

Lyn Hawks · May 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment

If you didn’t know, Common App has announced that it will be keeping the personal statement essay prompts the same as last year’s, while adding a new, short-answer question. This one allows college applicants to describe their experience with the pandemic. So should you answer … [Read more...] about Should You Write Your College Essay About the Pandemic?

Filed Under: Success Story Tagged With: college application, college essay, Common App, pandemic

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Could I live without words, writing, story? Probably not. I love telling stories. I love teaching stories. I love helping other people find theirs. That’s my story. [READ MORE...]

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