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Writing Life Update: Submit, Edit, Focus

September 27, 2016 by Leanne Sowul 3 Comments

The last time I updated you on my writing life, I was working on The Creativity Perspective and my second historical novel, BLIZZARD. That took me through the beginning of August. At that point, I finished the first draft of BLIZZARD and closed down The Creativity Perspective website for awhile. So what have I been […]

Filed Under: Writer's Life Tagged With: editing, hippocamp, literary fiction, publishing, re-write, submissions

Crossing Categories

April 19, 2016 by Leanne Sowul 2 Comments

I’ve just turned in my newly edited manuscript to my agent (after just 2 weeks! Go me!) and am now patiently awaiting the next step. And by waiting, I mean immediately going to work on something else. I’m going back to work on the first draft of my second historical novel, based on the Blizzard […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: category, genre, literary fiction, nonfiction

June Book Review

June 30, 2015 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

Welcome to the June book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! The Book: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The Category: Literary/Cultural Fiction In Three Words: Full-circle family. Biggest Takeaway: I love how Lahiri writes around major life events but gives them all a soft focus, showing the reader every detail in the packing of a […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book review, historical fiction, laura vanderkam, literary fiction, memoir, nonfiction, novel, romance, self-improvement

Friday Book Trio: Shakespeare, Confidence, Humor

January 30, 2015 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought!  The Category: Literary Fiction The Book: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown In Three Words: Shakespeare. Family. Relationships. Biggest Takeaway: As a writer, I was […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: humor, literary fiction, nonfiction, self improvement, shakespeare

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