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Kat Lewis's avatar

Haili sold her book to Scribner and shared some actionable ways to prep a novel for submission here: https://hailiblassingame.substack.com/p/how-i-sold-my-debut-novel-in-a-week?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true#_

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Haili Blassingame's avatar

Wait idk what to do with all this love, thank you!!!!!!!

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Haili Blassingame's avatar

This was so carthartic to write, thanks for including me!! I LOVE how it came out <3

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Kat Lewis's avatar

Thank YOU for saying what I needed to hear!

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Nina Michiko Tam's avatar

Thanks for having me, Kat! What a treat to be in conversation with such great writers.

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Kat Lewis's avatar

Thanks for the great advice! Framing “what are you trying to get away with” as “cheating” really helped me think critically about my revision process. Appreciate you!

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Auzin Ahmadi's avatar

Tons of excellent advice that anyone can start applying right away -- thanks again to Kat for asking for my input on practical advice for writers!

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Kat Lewis's avatar

Thanks for this concrete advice! Finding community is hard, and these online classes are such great resources.

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Lindsey Trout Hughes's avatar

So honored to be part of this conversation! Thank you, Kat, for gathering us.

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Kat Lewis's avatar

I loved reading about how acting influences your writing. Thanks for sharing!

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Kristin Fellows's avatar

"free yourself from the false power of other people’s nos" – best advice ever!

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Kat Lewis's avatar

It really is! Yesterday, Haili announced that she sold her book, and I’m SO excited to read it.

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Kristin Fellows's avatar

Me, too. Even from her Substack posts, I love the energy, wit and humor in her writing!

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Haili Blassingame's avatar

omg THANK YOU THIS MADE MY DAY!!!!

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Kristin Fellows's avatar

My pleasure! Us public media types need to have one another's back these days!

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Helen Nesburg's avatar

As a former Seattle punk teen the Hugo House mention gave me so much! What a wonderful place to be a young person interested in words.

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Kat Lewis's avatar

Thanks for reading!

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Barb Natividad 🇵🇭🇺🇸's avatar

Nina Michiko Tam’s advice resonates for me as I’m revising my manuscript now. Thanks for the post!

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Nina Michiko Tam's avatar

So glad to hear that, Barb! Best of luck with revisions!

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Barb Natividad 🇵🇭🇺🇸's avatar

Thank you!

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Kat Lewis's avatar

Really top notch advice! I’ve also been using it while working on my current revision, and it’s helping me level up this draft. Thanks for reading!

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