Kristan Hoffman

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About Kristan Hoffman

Originally from Houston, TX, Kristan Hoffman studied creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University and later attended the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop. Now she lives with her husband and two children in Cincinnati, OH, where she writes both fiction and nonfiction with a focus on feminist, multicultural stories. Her words have appeared in the New York Times, the Citron Review, and Switchback, among others. She is currently at work on a Young Adult novel, and is represented by Tina Dubois of ICM.

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Author In Progress: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published Nov 1, 2016

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Empower Your Writing Through Craft and Community!

Writing can be a lonely profession plagued by blind stumbles, writer's block, and despair--but it doesn't have to be. Written by members of the popular Writer Unboxed website, Author in Progress is filled with practical, candid essays to help you reach the next rung on the publishing ladder. By tracking your creative journey from first draft to completion and beyond, you can improve your craft, find your community, and overcome the mental barriers that stand in the way of success.

Author in Progress is the perfect no-nonsense guide for excelling at every step of the novel-writing process, from setting goals, researching, and drafting to giving and receiving critiques, polishing prose, and seeking publication.

You'll love Author in Progress if...

   • You're an aspiring novelist working on your first book.
   • You're an experienced veteran looking for ways to enhance your career and connect with your writing community.
   • You've finished your first draft and want to know the next steps.
   • You're seeking clear, effective advice about publication-from professionals who are "down in the trenches" every day.

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Author in Progress features:

   • More than 50 essays from best-selling authors, editors, and industry leaders on a variety of writing and publishing topics.
   • Advice on writing first drafts, conducting research, building and fostering community, seeking critique, revising, and getting published.
   • An encouraging approach to the writing and publishing process, from authors who've walked this path.

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Twenty-Somewhere Jul 14, 2009

by Kristan Hoffman

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* Winner in the St. Martin's Press "New Adult" contest *

Written from 2008-2009 as 40 weekly webisodes, Twenty-Somewhere is the fast-paced, heartfelt story of 3 young women learning how to be independent, yet also hold onto each other, in this big, crazy, modern world.

Beautiful and confident Sophie Lin, goody-goody aspiring writer Claudia Bradford, and boy-magnet scientist MJ Alexander are ready to take on the real world. Or so they think.

But MJ's hunky lab supervisor keeps distracting her from her research, and what's worse, she almost doesn't care. After years of single-minded focus, MJ may have lost her passion for science, and her sense of self along with it. Meanwhile Claudia's passion for writing is stronger than ever, but her confidence is drowning in a sea of rejection. Her boyfriend Eli is supposed to be a life preserver; instead he feels like just another wave pulling her under. Last but not least, Sophie decides to swim against the current: she quits her advertising job in pursuit of a more meaningful vocation. Six weeks later, all she has to show for her idealism is a growing stack of unpaid bills.

As their relationships go sour, their careers sputter, and a few too many ethical dilemmas arise, the girls reunite in Paris, desperate for a dose of the one thing they can always count on: each other. But after so much time apart, will that really cure what ails them? Or will their friendship fall apart like everything else in their lives?

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