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The Dirt
Author: Lori Culwell
Genre: YA Contemporary
Release Date: November 22, 2011

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Lucy Whitley cannot wait to get out of Palm Desert. It’s not a place for a frizzy-haired science nerd, particularly when her fashion-obsessed older sister Sloane is the head of a clique of pretty girls who rule the school—and practically the whole town.Fortunately, life is about to change forever. Lucy’s dad is getting re-married, and then she can transfer to a boarding school in Connecticut, escaping all the mean girls and the endless whispers about the Whitley family scandal. Everything is going to be perfect—as long as the wedding goes smoothly.  


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The Writing Cave

By Lori Culwell

Here’s the deal—I am a writer who really cannot write in their office. Since I do computer and website stuff and work with clients on marketing their books, it is sometimes hard to carve out time for my own writing. I’m trying to get better about this! I have three computers in my office and entirely too much going on with emails and texts coming in every few minutes, so I usually prefer to take my computer to my car and write there, with a minimum of technology with me. There is a certain peacefulness to unplugging yourself from your gadgets for a certain period of time, especially when you’re under a deadline. Sometimes I do this a couple of times a week, and I’m definitely planning on doing it more in the new year.


When I do this, I will usually set a time for myself, because (as I’m sure other writers will attest), it’s tough to get into the “flow” of writing unless you sit down and do it on a regular basis, for a consistent period of time. I have a timer on my phone, and I will make myself write for thirty or forty minutes, even if I feel like nothing is flowing. Stephen King, in his amazing book “On Writing,” talks about the virtue of a consistent writing schedule, and I revisit that book often as well as Julia Cameron’s book “The Artist’s Way,” when she talks about doing “morning pages” to get the creative flow going. If I’m working on something like a book, I will do this more often. Writing is the car is awesome. Everyone should try it!!

 

Lori Culwell is the author of five books, including Hollywood Car Wash, a novel that was originally self-published, then was acquired by Simon & Schuster and re-released. She is the owner of Get Creative, Inc, a consulting company specializing in search-engine friendly content, and of BookPromotion.com,dedicated to providing authors with user-friendly websites, social media education, and book blogger outreach.

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