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Something Lovely Came in the Mail

January 6, 2021 4 Comments

I love working with new writers and watching them grow in their craft.

Focusing

December 23, 2020 2 Comments

Christmas is a glorious holiday ... but it's a little funky this year. And I'm having a certain amount of trouble focusing.

When Things Get Tough

December 16, 2020 2 Comments

Working when things get tough. I keep at it. But uncertainty and sadness take their toll.

Research & Development

December 2, 2020 No Comments

Is it possible to write while on vacation?

Today Was a GOOD Day!

November 18, 2020 No Comments

Today was a GOOD day! Here's what I did ...

Confession

November 4, 2020 No Comments

What else can I do when a book comes knocking, but answer the door and get on with it?

CUPCAKES!!!

October 21, 2020 4 Comments

Okay, so it's true. You can't write ALL the time.

It isn’t much work …

October 7, 2020 No Comments

I said "NO" again this week ...

It’s a Struggle

September 16, 2020 3 Comments

Okay. I confess it. Working on the new book is a struggle.

So … COVID.

September 2, 2020 No Comments

So, COVID. Yeah, I don't really want to talk about it, either.

Cold. Hard. Facts.

May 28, 2020 No Comments

Having received my agent's letter after reading my work-in-progress, it's time to assess some cold. hard. facts.

Something My Agent Said

May 20, 2020 No Comments

So if my agent had said something irrelevant, I would have known it.

Two Questions

May 6, 2020 No Comments

So I send the partial to my agent. Bless him, he reads it right away. No waiting and waiting ...

What Now?

April 15, 2020 No Comments

I've written 25,000 words of the new novel--and couldn't be happier!!

How’s the Writing Going?

March 18, 2020 No Comments

Working on the new middle-grade novel and it's going ...

Sketches

March 4, 2020 No Comments

Sketches are coming in. They are lovely. But I also have some comments.

Inspiration

February 19, 2020 2 Comments

Inspiration! It's so wonderful when it shows up at my door. And it usually brings its friends ...

Creativity Flourishes

February 5, 2020 2 Comments

My creativity tends to flourish when I have a physical challenge.

A Broken Wrist Isn’t All Bad

January 15, 2020 No Comments

Some good things have come from having a broken wrist.

Uh-Oh!

January 2, 2020 2 Comments

Uh-oh. In a never-ending quest for exercise (the writer's life is all too sedentary), I fall like a chopped oak.

Ultimate Power!

December 18, 2019 2 Comments

See, I always thought editors had ULTIMATE POWER!

Grumpy

December 4, 2019 No Comments

Yeah, so I'm a little grumpy. It took me years to tame my (admittedly monumental) author's ego ...

Too Much

October 14, 2019 No Comments

So something's happened. I've talked about the new book too much.

Why Writers Love Their Agents!

October 3, 2019 No Comments

A peek inside the telephone exchange between a writer and her agent ...

Fragmented

September 18, 2019 No Comments

Okay, I know there is a book here. I have so many images ... but they're fragmented.

The New Book is Filling My Head

September 5, 2019 No Comments

After the summer Bookology hiatus, Lynne Jonell is back with all sorts of images filling her head for her new book.

Waiting for My Editor, part 5

May 15, 2019 No Comments

Waiting for my editor ... Okay, she's busy and can't get to it. Meantime, I can't just wait around ... a new book is knocking at my door.

Waiting for My Editor, part 4

April 18, 2019 No Comments

I'm not just being WHINY here (well, maybe a little). But I have a FIRM DEADLINE for the finished book.

Waiting for My Editor, part 3

April 3, 2019 No Comments

Waiting for my editor: hours turn into days, days into weeks, weeks into months ...

Waiting for My Editor, part 2

March 20, 2019 No Comments

Another good thing about waiting is ... um ... it BUILDS CHARACTER.

Waiting for My Editor

March 6, 2019 No Comments

Good things about waiting for my editor to respond ...

Glory Be!

January 23, 2019 No Comments

Glory be! I've sent off the revised book! I really, really like it. But will my editor?

Writer’s Retreat: Time

January 9, 2019 No Comments

The best things about a writer's retreat is ... time.

A Tough Season for Writing

November 28, 2018 No Comments

I haven't made a ton of progress on the book.

A Long-Term Slog

November 14, 2018 No Comments

There is nothing, nothing, NOTHING so crucial for success as a writer as being able to sustain a long-term SLOG.

Getting Started

October 31, 2018 No Comments

Just getting started is HUGE. The inner drive to set down that image that won't leave us alone ...

Being Your Own Boss

October 17, 2018 No Comments

When you're a writer, you have the career bonus of being your own boss ... except ...

The Writer and the Refrigerator

October 3, 2018 No Comments

The refrigerator is a wonderful appliance ... On the other hand ...

Isolation

September 19, 2018 2 Comments

Writing can be ... well ... isolating. ... working alone all day--no companions but my own thoughts. No wonder writers tend to be just a little nuts.

A Serious Question

September 8, 2018 No Comments

A serious author asks a serious question: what is the best use of computer games?

Revisions Part 5

August 22, 2018 No Comments

In revisions, Lynne Jonell explores the serendipity of following her editor's suggestion, even though she wanted to resist.

Revisions Part IV

December 20, 2017 No Comments

My editor suggests that I cut one character out completely.

Big Surprise!

December 6, 2017 No Comments

Early in my career, once I got the revision letter, it would take me 3 MONTHS to move from fury to confusion to hope (and, finally, to revision).

Predictable Pattern

November 22, 2017 No Comments

I used to HATE revision letters. My reactions followed a predictable pattern ...

Revision Letter

November 8, 2017 No Comments

At long last, the revision letter arrives! Lynne Jonell reflects on this part of the publication process.

Roadblocks

October 25, 2017 No Comments

After a summer hiatus, author and illustrator Lynne Jonell is back with Page Break and she's contemplating roadblocks.

I Know It’s Weird

May 24, 2017 No Comments

Learning to trust the process ...

I Need a Grant

May 10, 2017 No Comments

I applied for a grant but I didn't get it. How on earth would I write my next book?

A Paralyzing Lethargy

April 26, 2017 No Comments

When Lynne Jonell finishes a book, her reaction takes her by surprise .... every time.

Convincing Details!

March 29, 2017 No Comments

In a fantasy, the writer builds a world. It has new rules ...

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