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GH Year(s)2009 Genre(s): Young Adult Started Writing: In elementary school Day Job: Scientist For Fun: Cook, hike, read |
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The Ruby Slippered Sisterhood
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Never Stop GrowingPosted by Shoshana Brown Jan 27 2012, 12:00 am in growth, Shoshana Brown, writing craft If you’re a parent, you’re probably familiar with growth charts. I started in the rapid-growth phase. With every chapter I wrote, my skill set noticeably improved. Simple changes, like writing my synopsis before I started the manuscript, so that I’d have a road map to follow, had the power to jump start my productivity and manuscript quality. The wonderful thing about this phase was that the rejections didn’t sting too much. By the time an editor told me they didn’t want manuscript A, manuscript B was finished, and it was so much better, I couldn’t believe I’d ever thought A was publication quality. Then, one day, I finished a manuscript that wasn’t much better than the one before it. Scary BeginningsPosted by Shoshana Brown Sep 28 2011, 12:01 am in Beginnings, Shoshana Brown, writing fears I’ve just finished one last pass of revisions on my latest manuscript, and you know what that means. Yep–time to start a new one. But beginnings scare me. Whether it’s beginning a new job (What if my boss hates me?), beginning a garden (How am I supposed to remember to water those things every day?), [...] Trust IssuesPosted by Shoshana Brown Apr 20 2011, 12:01 am in Shoshana Brown, taking risks As a reader, I love characters with backbone. Nothing annoys me more than a heroine who is nice to EVERYONE–even the people who repeatedly blow her off, insult her, or try to hurt her–like the writer is afraid that if the heroine dares to stand up for herself, the reader will think she’s mean. Standing [...] Making the Crazy Work for YouPosted by Shoshana Brown Dec 14 2010, 12:01 am in perseverance, Shoshana Brown, writer's life I distinctly remember the first time I told a coworker that, in addition to making Important Scientific Discoveries, I was also writing a novel. “Oh,” he said. “I used to write. Then I got a horrible case of writer’s block. I’d sit in front of the computer for hours, just staring at the screen. I [...] Free-for-All Friday: Hero(ine) EditionPosted by Shoshana Brown Nov 5 2010, 12:01 am in Free-For-All Friday, heroes, Shoshana Brown, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, Veronica Mars It’s that day again. The day where you get to ask the Ruby Sisters any random writing question that pops into your head. I’ll throw a question out to get things started. I’m in the middle of plotting my next book, so I’ve been thinking about what makes a good hero or heroine. I have [...]
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Shoshana Brown wrote a little bit of everything, including romantic comedy, romantic suspense, and part of a cookbook, before finding her way to young adult romance. Her novel STAGE FRIGHT is the winner of the 2009 Golden Heart (YA category) and she's a finalist in the 2011 Golden Heart. If she’s not writing or toiling away at her day job, where she attempts to make Important Scientific Discoveries but usually just ends up yelling at her computer, she can be found in the kitchen baking something (for research purposes, of course).
