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Injuring Characters: How much is too much?
Good thoughts and advice about something that doesn’t immediately spring to the forefront of your thinking!
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NaNoWriMo: Day One
Yesterday I finally decided my dilemma: I’m continuing with my current WIP. I probably do need the creativity break, but I’d really like to see how I react in a situation where the pressure is on…
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Damn it, Brain: Help
I’m going along, minding my own writer-y business, and then my brain pops up with a nearly fully-formed idea to throw at me just in time for National Novel Writing Month. Now I have a…
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A New Perspective on Perspective
My recent trip to the Philippines was my first trip overseas – but far from my last. So many things were seen – everything from every day village life, the craziness of driving there, and the wonders…
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There and Back Again
I am within United States borders again! The Philippines was pretty incredible, and I learned and experienced… so much. I have a lot to share, but for the time-constrained moment I’m writing this, I will stick with…
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Flying Shenanigans
I am off, my friends, on an exciting adventure! I will be partaking in my first venture overseas – to the Philippines. The airport awaits! I will be gone for three weeks, and expect I…
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Dreamscapes
I’ve been having the craziest, vivid dreams lately. It’s probably a result of not creating new writing as of late (life, ya know, and then when I have time I’ve been working on editing/querying/synopsis tasks),…
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A Language Tree
This is a great image of language history for those of us who are visually inclined.
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Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part Four
In my previous post, I talked about the end of the first day of the Willamette Writers Conference, and the beginning of the second. In that post I discussed what I learned about making book…