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Precy Larkins--YA Author

I'm a mom. I'm a writer, and an avid reader of all things fantastical. Welcome to my not-so-secret lair.

Writing 101

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What Not to Write Series:

Part I: CLICHES

Part II: PASSIVE VOICE VS. ACTIVE VOICE



Writing 101

On Dialogue and Comma Splices

On Dialogue Mechanics and the "Said" Debate

On Dialogue and Speaker Attribution


On Physical Cliches


Literary Devices


Editing Tips


Opening Pages of A Novel: The No-no's


Worldbuilding






Writing Oopsies

Common Writing Mistakes Spell Check Won't Catch for You

EM Dash vs. EN Dash



Writerly Stuff

Critiquing Woes: Why It Pays to be Nice

What's In A Brand?

We've Got Voice!

Perspective: Writers vs. Readers

Digging for Character Goals

Editing = Cleaning = ?


Query Tips


Theme


Boy Protagonists



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Precy Larkins
I'm a YA writer who loves to read. You may know me as Cherie or writercherie in other sites, such as AQC, QT, and Twitter. I'm one and the same. :) Represented by the lovely Julia A. Weber of J. A. Weber Literaturagentur GmbH. Thanks for stopping by! Email me: writercherie@gmail.com
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Reading Challenge

2012 Reading Challenge

2012 Reading Challenge
Cherie has read 25 books toward her goal of 50 books.
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My Blog List

  • Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire
    The Saturday Slash
    41 minutes ago
  • Words from the Woods
    Automatic or Manual Transmission: which drives your writing?
    21 hours ago
  • Lori M Lee
    From Draft to Book Deal
    22 hours ago
  • Peggy Eddleman: Will Write For Cookies
    Quotes and Cookies: Of eggs and patience
    23 hours ago
  • J.A. Bennett
    Movie Remakes!
    1 day ago
  • The Strangest Situation
    Traumatizing Your Characters, Part 2: Types of Trauma
    1 day ago
  • Rachna's Scriptorium
    Tackling moments of doubts and madness
    1 day ago
  • From the Write Angle
    Don't Underestimate the Power of the Snail: paper submissions are not dead yet
    1 day ago
  • Greenwoman
    My Babies
    1 day ago
  • Jessie Humphries..... B-Word
    Author Pics
    2 days ago
  • A Still and Quiet Madness
    ~A.G. Howard~
    Junk-food for thought...
    2 days ago
  • Teardrops On My Book
    Yay!
    3 days ago
  • Yesternight's Voyage
    Blogging Hiatus
    3 days ago
  • Just Jemi
    Point of View Choices
    4 days ago
  • Banshees, Books, & Baseball
    Cover Reveal: One More Day
    5 days ago
  • Oh, The Things I've Learned- ANGIE SANDRO
    Terri Bruce may 13 blog tour
    5 days ago
  • The Word is My Oyster
    Reporting back on RT!
    5 days ago
  • Ashley Nixon
    What a Crazy Weekend!
    5 days ago
  • Kate's Blog
    SWAG Madness Giveaway Part 1
    1 week ago
  • The Eagle's Aerial Perspective
    Teaser Tuesday (112)
    1 week ago
  • Emily R. King
    What I'm Reading
    1 week ago
  • Rookie Riter: Trying to get it write
    TIME TO WHET YOUR APPETITE...AND WIN SOME PRIZES
    1 week ago
  • Suzanne Payne
    Stranger on my blog
    1 week ago
  • The Party Pony
    YA Book Giveaway: Cassandra Clare Collector's First Edition
    3 weeks ago
  • As of Life
    PRETTY DARK NOTHING Release!!
    3 weeks ago
  • Angela V. Cook
    A thank you to feedback-giving agents everywhere
    1 month ago
  • erin summerill { THE SUMMERILL SURF }
    Come to my new/old blog...
    1 month ago
  • Fairies and Pirates, etc.
    Why Are We Not Laughing?!
    1 month ago
  • Michelle Krys
    I HAVE A NEW WEBSITE AND BLOG!
    2 months ago
  • In The Jungle,
    How Not to Write a Query Letter
    3 months ago
  • Kicked, Cornered, Bitten and Chased
    Ask a Zookeeper: How Many Animals?
    3 months ago
  • Creativity or Insanity? Straddling the Line...
    Zombie Kalen Will Eat Your Brains
    6 months ago
  • Inner Owlet
    The GUTGAA Experience
    7 months ago
  • Gypsy in my soul
    Green Eyed Monster
    9 months ago
  • It's all fun and games until someone gets an agent
    The Four Stages of Competence & Writing
    1 year ago
  • The Realms of a Fantastical Mind
    The Old Oak and the Young Apple Tree
    1 year ago

Cherie's bookshelf: read

Life as We Knew It
The Dead and the Gone
This World We Live In
Before I Fall
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
The Time Traveler's wife
Going Bovine
Eat, Pray, Love
Skin Hunger
Sacred Scars
The Winds of Heaven
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
The Lost Hero


Cherie's favorite books »

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