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Hero’s Journey Complete (Novel Prep: Week 6, Day 7)
I’m in weeks 8-11. All plot every day. I’ve spent all week taking my main character through the hero’s journey. What I discovered is just how many possibilities for this story there… more →
Novel Conqueror
Book Release at the Barn Light Sunday, May 26
wrote 21 hours ago: To all those interested The Barn Light in Eugene, OR will be hosting a book release for my new nove … more →
Writing Out Loud
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wrote 1 day ago: A couple of weeks ago my writing group got together and staged a reading. We did it at the apartment … more →
The Beast of Self-Judgment
wrote 2 days ago: What’s the number one thing that cripples writers? Self-Judgment No matter what kind of fiction we w … more →
You are All Cordially Invited to my Marvelous Sunset Cocktail Party!
wrote 3 days ago: Darlings, you all look fabulous in your most glamorous party frocks and such! Help yourself to an i … more →
Welcome to the machine
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wrote 3 days ago: This week’s ramble is going to be a little different, I suppose. It’s going to be a com … more →
Leaving Sypressi
wrote 3 days ago: So with the madness of the spring semester being over I was able to actually sit down and do some se … more →
State of the Conq
wrote 4 days ago: Hey y’all. What a month it’s been! The final draft of my novel is nearly complete. I … more →
THE CAGE LEGACY Character Profile: Ethan Cage
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wrote 6 days ago: I recently answered a single question interview by Kenneth W. Cain, the author of such novels as The … more →
Next Time: The DIY Self-Publishing Full Monty
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wrote 6 days ago: I’m still navigating the ins and outs of getting my book onto the various sites for self-publi … more →
back to the keyboard
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wrote 6 days ago: no more marketing dreams or was it nightmares back to a novel that’s getting more autobiograph … more →
A Piece of String
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wrote 1 week ago: Image courtesy of Stefan Tell I have stalled. A couple of weeks ago I fired off the first 50 pages o … more →
The Seeds of Creativity
wrote 1 week ago: You need an idea to begin with to get Writer’s Block. When I meet other budding writers, they … more →
Words for the wordies
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wrote 1 week ago: I have been working on a novel for a few years. Time that should have been spent writing to get it f … more →
Hackney's goes literary
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wrote 1 week ago: The latest programme for the Stoke Newington Litera … more →
Good morning!
wrote 1 week ago: The idea to document my writing process came to me this morning as I was taking pictures of the char … more →
A start-again job
wrote 1 week ago: I spent a lot of time yesterday getting this blog ready to roll, a job which involved transferring a … more →
Writer's life a roller-coaster
wrote 1 week ago: And I’m hanging on to the rail. Been back a couple of days recovering from the idea that my bo … more →
Irrigandia
wrote 1 week ago: Along with my obsession of creating family trees I also love to do maps! This is a rough one … more →
We have lift-off - at last
wrote 1 week ago: [Originally posted 17 April 2013] The past few days have been really stressful. I’ve had all of the … more →
