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The Reader’s Gift

The Reader’s Gift

By LK Gardner-Griffie on January 3, 2012

Today was one of those days. You know the sort where Murphy is somewhere in the universe pointing his finger at you and laughing his butt off. Yeah… that was my day.

Posted in 1-Misfit McCabe, 3-Tattered, LK Gardner-Griffie | Tagged contest winner, day job, juvenile fiction, Katie McCabe, Kindle Fire, Misfit McCabe, Murphy's Law, Tattered, Tom Pike, Writing, young adult fiction | 16 Responses

The Twinkie Defense: Teen Drinking and Violence

The Twinkie Defense: Teen Drinking and Violence

By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 4, 2011

Having been a soda-holic at one point in my life… okay, let’s be honest for most of my adult life… I found this article on the consumption of sugary soda highly interesting.

Posted in Underage Drinking | Tagged characters, LK Gardner-Griffie, soda, soda consumption, teen drinking, teen drinking habits, violence, Writing | 4 Responses

Happy 2nd Birthday #Amwriting – It’s a Party

Happy 2nd Birthday #Amwriting – It’s a Party

By LK Gardner-Griffie on August 3, 2011

The #Amwriting hashtag on Twitter turns three today. It’s been an amazing time. I came to be a member of #amwriting through an offshoot group, #amwritingparty. New to twitter, looking for friends…

Posted in blogging | Tagged #amwriting, #wipfire, amwritingparty, community, Johanna Harness, LK Gardner-Griffie, Twitter, Writing | 6 Responses

Obituary for Common Sense

Obituary for Common Sense

By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 17, 2010

Today I had a friend forward one of those emails. We all get them. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they make you think, and sometimes they fill your heart.

Posted in life experience | Tagged common sense, LK Gardner-Griffie, lori borgman, obituary, Writing | 6 Responses

The Downhill Slide

The Downhill Slide

By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 7, 2010

There comes a point in during the creation phase of a book when you hit the downhill slide. The point where you are getting close to your ideal word count goal… when you know where the book is headed and all you have to do is reach the finish line.

Posted in article, blogging, process | Tagged first draft, LK Gardner-Griffie, middle grade, novel, WIP, work in progress, Writing, young adult | 5 Responses

NaNoWriMo Eve

NaNoWriMo Eve

By LK Gardner-Griffie on October 31, 2010

Excitement fills the air as a multitude of writing hopefuls get ready for the mad dash of words November brings. For the uninitiated NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and the basic idea is to start writing a novel on November 1st and have completed 50,000 words by the conclusion of November 30th.

Posted in article, process | Tagged amwritingparty, LK Gardner-Griffie, NaNo, NaNoWriMo, novel, Twitter, word count, writer, Writing | Leave a response

Thoughts from the Morning Commute – A Little Birdie Told Me – Part I

Thoughts from the Morning Commute – A Little Birdie Told Me – Part I

By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 24, 2009

Several months ago, I posted an article discussing how social networking, and Twitter in particular, has changed the solitary life of a writer. And as skeptical as I was of Twitter to begin with, I found it to be useful and a good thing.

Posted in Commute | Tagged amwritingparty, online community, Sara McClung, Thoughts From the Morning Commute, Twitter, Writing | 3 Responses

Thoughts From the Morning Commute – Levis v Wranglers

Thoughts From the Morning Commute – Levis v Wranglers

By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 19, 2009

At the beginning of a new book is always an exciting thing. I’m always ready to see where my characters take me, and often times it is a surprise to me.

Posted in Commute | Tagged 1-Misfit McCabe, fiction, Levis, LK Gardner-Griffie, Sarah McCabe, Wranglers, Writing, young adult | 2 Responses

Thoughts From the Morning Commute – The Writing Temperment

Thoughts From the Morning Commute – The Writing Temperment

By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 17, 2009

As a writer, I have learned while there are many shared experiences in the writing game, there are just as many differences with how we work.

Posted in Commute | Tagged 1-Misfit McCabe, interruptions, LK Gardner-Griffie, Writing, writing temperment | 4 Responses

Thoughts From the Morning Commute – Start the Fireworks

Thoughts From the Morning Commute – Start the Fireworks

By LK Gardner-Griffie on July 15, 2009

The moment strikes and it’s like a frission in your brain. Your heart starts pumping faster. You have the sensation of fireworks going off in your head. Pleasure radiates through your entire body until it reaches the point where you want to start screaming, “Yes. Yes. YES!”

Posted in Commute | Tagged 1-Misfit McCabe, 2-Nowhere Feels Like Home, creative process, fireworks, LK Gardner-Griffie, Writing | Leave a response

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