Writer of middle grade fiction & adult nonfiction. Working on a story about an eagle and a chicken hat 🦅Veterinarian 🐶🐱
Joined April 2019
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D 1: Hi! I’m Diane. I love to write MG that is heartfelt, quirky, and action-filled. I’m just learning about PW! I’m excited to be here and ready to work hard😊 My #WIP is about a girl who misses her brother, an eagle, and a chicken hat. #PWPoePrompts
If anyone is interested in Laugh Yoga to reduce stress, feel free to join my session this Sunday, Aug 2, at 5 pm, EST (on Zoom) 🌺😁🌹
Register in advance for this meeting:
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#stress #yoga #wellness
I’ve been slowly working my way through Save The Cat. I think Madak is telling me to get back to it😅#WritingCommunity
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Diane Herbert 🌸 retweeted
I’m chronicling my U.S. PIE IN THE SKY Book Tour on this annotated hardcover. Original drawings, ugly doodles (I’m going straight to pens!), jet lagged ramblings.
I’ll give it to one reader at the end of my tour.
To enter, RT & follow. (Extra entries over on Insta). Closes 10/28.
Congratulations to everyone who has managed to get themselves together enough to submit to #PitchWars. If nothing else, it has put some motivation under our fingertips!
Good luck 🌟🌟🌟
I also met a wonderful MG critique partner @TheGazulator through this process 😊
After a whirlwind trip of visiting family, friends, & places, it’s great to be home with these two 💖
Now back to writing!
#writingcommmunity
Thanks everyone for this fun month! 🌟💜🌟
This has been the best Twitter experience I’ve had. I’ve never participated in anything like this & it’s been more enjoyable than I expected😊
I especially loved reading everyone’s favorite items from their manuscripts🌟
#PWPoePrompts
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September writing goals:
⭐️Figure out how to write a synopsis 🤔
⭐️Look over my query (for the 50th time... then fret over not knowing how to write a query)
⭐️Gather courage to send synopsis & query (which I’ve never done 🥵)
⭐️Edit... then edit more!
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I think my greatest strength in life is my tendency to look for the positive in others; this helps me get along well with coworkers & family🌹
As for writing, it’s probably my imagination (and that I’m not afraid of failure... at least, I tell myself that😎)
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I’m thankful to my writing group, especially Ella💜
And also to the many friends & family who’ve read my stories, either by choice or because I’ve made them listen to me read out loud (especially my brother who was trapped with me on a long road trip😂)
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Favorite item from ms:
Hm, this is hard. I think it may be a slingshot☄️
Even though I adore Velma’s chicken hat and her brother’s beautiful accordion, I love picturing Velma’s crazed sister, Daisy, pulling back her slingshot. Daisy has excellent aim ✨🎯✨
#PWPoePrompts
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D 25: Writers block tips:
🌟Take a break from screens for a day, or a week. Let yourself get bored🐱
🌟Sit in a cafe and do nothing. Just watch😎
🌟Go someplace new 💫
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D 23: what would MC save in a fire? This is easy!
In a fire, Velma Bean would save the chicken hat her brother made for her 🐔
After that, she’d save her brother’s beautiful accordion, which belonged to their grandmother 🎹🎶
(Kitty isn’t in story😸)
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D 21: I’m retweeting for setting inspiration... mainly because I’m exhausted from traveling 😴 #PWPoePrompts
The idea for my WIP flashed into my mind when a bald eagle glided over this lake. My sister, who stood beside me clapping, happened to be wearing a chicken hat. Afterward we wondered: what if the eagle had taken her chicken hat? Yes, I wrote an entire MG manuscript about this 😆
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D 20: Favorite writing resources:
🌟My writing group
🌟@WritersDigest magazines
🌟Manuscript Academy’s @MSWLMA podcast
🌟Books about writing (many!)
I’ve learned a lot on Absolute Write, SCBWI boards, & #WritingCommunity too, but usually prefer paper or audio
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D 19: Not sure I understand what an MC aesthetic is or how to make one🤔
11 year-old Velma Bean loves dancing to her brother’s accordion. She also loves the chicken hat he made for her (while he’s in Kenya). But then her beloved hat gets stolen by an eagle...
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D18: Most editing happens at this table (or on the couch 😁)
I tend to do a lot of first draft writing out of the house: in parks, on random benches, at cafes, during writing retreats.
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D 17: My bookshelves aren’t well organized☺️ They collect all sorts of books from friends, little free libraries in my neighborhood, & book sales (most favorites are packed away right now).
An octopus made by a friend hangs out with my books🐙
#PWPoePrompts #ShelfieSaturday
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D 15: Non-writing hobbies:
💖 Time with family & friends
🐶 Pets
♟Playing & teaching chess
🌹Gardening
🔨Carpentry
🗼Traveling
🦋 Volunteering
🦠Nature photography
(instagram: dianeherbertwriter)
📚Oh, and lots of reading!
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