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The Writer’s Layne

A road to better books, better blogs, and craftier creations.

I Edited Half My YA Novel During NaNoWriMo—and a Surprise Led Me to Alter My Goal
9 Dec 2021

I Edited Half My YA Novel During NaNoWriMo—and a Surprise Led Me to Alter My Goal

by robin.layne | posted in: Blog | 0

I dedicated this past November to editing about half of the young adult vampire novel I finished drafting during NaNoWriMo Camp in April. On November 30, I was surprised with a chance to enter an excerpt of the book in a contest.

book, contest, editing, excerpt, NaNoWriMo, novel, writing, YA
What I Celebrate in October… And Why
31 Oct 2021

What I Celebrate in October… And Why

by robin.layne | posted in: Blog | 0

Yes, I celebrate in October. There’s so much to enjoy!

All Hallows, All Saints Day, autumn, celebration, costumes, fall, God, Halloween, Jesus, leaves, memoir, scary, season, stories
An Accomplishment Worth Celebrating… Much Thanks to NaNoWriMo
5 Oct 2021

An Accomplishment Worth Celebrating… Much Thanks to NaNoWriMo

by robin.layne | posted in: Blog | 0

In April, I completed the first draft of my YA novel with the help of NaNoWriMo Camp. NaNoWriMo is coming up this November.

Anti-Vampirism Society, April, AVS, book, camp, NaNoWriMo, novel, vampire, writing, YA, young adult
I Am Third
7 Dec 2020

I Am Third

by robin.layne | posted in: Blog | 0

A large proportion of 3rd place wins inspires me to reflect on making myself third priority.

Gale Sayers, God, I am third, Jesus, joy, priority, Third, third place
What in the Blazes is Going On?
12 Sep 2020

What in the Blazes is Going On?

by robin.layne | posted in: Blog | 0

Smoke in the air southwest of Portland turns trees into flat silhouettes that pale with distance. Are you also enduring smoke and ashes where you live? Worse, must you evacuate your home? Do you fear for your livelihood or life?

ash, Evacuation, fire, fires, list, Northwest, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, poor air quality, Portland, smoke, surreal
Walking onto this Layne
23 Jun 2020

Walking onto this Layne

by robin.layne | posted in: Blog | 0

Welcome to my resurrected website and my new blog! Writingthatsings.com has had several past lives on various servers. I trust this one will be the best ever. I hope you are well in these strange and troubled times and that … Continued

editing, editor, writing

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About Robin Layne’s Enterprises

Robin Layne has been picky about editing since her journalism days just out of high school and has sharpened her abilities in numerous writers’ critique groups throughout the years. Her formal editing training continued at Portland State University, where she was part of the staff of Ooligan Press. In March 2012, the university awarded her a Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in writing.

She then took the Professional Publishing course series from University of California, Berkeley, and received her certificate in August, 2013.


 

Robin officially started Robin Layne Enterprises in 2009 in Beaverton, Oregon. This version of writingthatsings.com was created April 2020 with the help of Cascadia Digital Collective.

Works remotely from Portland Metro area of Oregon.

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