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How do you start all over again?
A proof-of-life dispatch from the trenches of a first draft, on finding community in a new city, and more.
Dec 31, 2024
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Sarah Cypher
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Prizes, Awards, & Good News for SKIN
Beyond superlatives, awards can help create your novel's "long tail" of success.
Feb 8, 2024
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Sarah Cypher
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Winter Solstice: A Hope for the Return of the Light, and the Story of an Elusive Darwish Translator
It's a small world, until it isn't.
Dec 21, 2023
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Sarah Cypher
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Six Tasks to Keep Momentum in the After
Or, a few things I'm grateful for, six months after THE SKIN AND ITS GIRL's release
Nov 22, 2023
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Sarah Cypher
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Upcoming writing classes + free Gaza teach-in this Saturday
Have questions about what's happening? Want to get writing? There's a class for that.
Oct 24, 2023
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Sarah Cypher
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Seed for thought: Literature is a language for when we don't have the right words.
It's a noisy time, friends, and this is a post about love (with free books and a small appeal for action).
Oct 15, 2023
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Sarah Cypher
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How to Use Your Author Website During Book Year
You might use it more than anyone else will, so let's call it self-care.
Sep 12, 2023
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Sarah Cypher
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Doing Public Events
Post 2 of 2 on publicity, a.k.a., the author performance
Jul 12, 2023
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Sarah Cypher
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