http://rebecca.agiewich.net Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:34:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello all, I haven't been posting much here but that doesn't mean things aren't *shaking*. I've just been writing more on my personal blog SparklySparkly these days than I am here. Since Blogger.com (where Sparkly is hosted) has improved so much lately, I could soon be consolidating my two blogs into ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/fall-classes-and-a-new-website-coming-right-up/ Hey writers and readers, happy spring! Did you know you can download BreakupBabe onto your Kindle? Oh yes, you can - and it's doing pretty well as a Kindle book too! Next shamelessly self-promotional item: check out the upcoming writer's conference at Richard Hugo House: "Finding your Readers in ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/spring-news-download-breakupbabe-onto-your-kindle/ Exciting news, everyone! I have a four-hour blogging class coming up in March and I'll also be at Balderdash Books this coming Friday (Feb 12) for the Greenwood Artwalk. Come on by! I promise to have pre-Valentines-Day alcoholic beverages at my table. Meanwhile, stay tuned for an announcement about my ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/february-and-march-appearances/ Hello everyone. Lots of stuff going on lately. I'm busy getting ready to teach my upcoming Hugo House class, "Roughing It, Write a Draft of your Book in Six Weeks," writing an article for MSNBC, and taking a travel writing class from my talented travel writer friend Amanda Castleman. I ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/back-at-work-after-mexican-idyll/ Happy fall everyone! Hope all this rain is helping you stay indoors and write. I know it's helping me. I'm 28,000 words into my Nanowrimo novel. Plowing ahead despite lack of a coherent plot because that's what Nanowrimo is all about: quantity over quality. I've also been teaching ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/another-great-write-on-the-sound-plus-more-writing-classes/ The end of summer is nigh. Nights are cooler. Colors are changing. The days start out cloudy but then revert to summertime for a few brief hours. But it won't last. Soon we'll be locked down in months upon months of gray, cold, dark. And to that I say "yay!" ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/my-favorite-seasons-are-coming-right-up/ Hi all, Thanks to those who attended my session at the NDOA spring conference yesterday: "Blogging 101 for Non-profits: Why You Can't Afford Not to Blog." I really appreciated those of you who complimented me on it afterward. I work hard on my presentations and it's nice to get good feedback! ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/more-blogging-and-creative-writing-classes-coming-right-up/ Greetings all. You can find out what I've been up to lately at SparklySparkly (namely, travelling to Finland and eating too much cheese.) In the creative writing realm, things have been a bit slow. I gained all sorts of momentum on my latest novel while teaching my class "Turn down ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/spring-fun-classes-and-appearances/ Hello everyone-- I've been posting more than usual on SparklySparkly lately so check it out if you want to read about any of the following: The San Francisco Writer's Conference How I harrassed a Jane Smiley lookalike How I'm selling all my junk on Craigslist to survive the recession (Want to buy my ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/84/ Besides writing fiction and travel articles, I am also an editor, teacher, and speaker, writing coach, and blog consultant. Read this page to see what you can hire me for and contact me at rebecca@agiewich.net. Blog Consulting Starting a blog to help grow your business is the perfect antidote to those ... http://rebecca.agiewich.net/blog/hire-rebecca/