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The Mic is Open

On October 14, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: Open mic

It doesn’t seem as if it’s been six weeks since the last Open Mic, but it has! So talk about what interests you.

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Council Scenes

On October 7, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: characters, groups, intermediate writing, my work, scenes

One of the things I hate writing the most is what I refer to as “council scenes.” These are the scenes that involve a bunch of characters who are trying to solve a problem (or series of problems) by talking them to death, rather than bashing something

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Getting the prologue right

On September 30, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: prologue
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To prologue … or not

On September 23, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: prologue
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A Different look at Viewpoint

On September 16, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: characterization, multiple viewpoint, viewpoint
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Retroactive Outlining

On September 9, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: outlines, revising
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Open mic and announcement

On September 2, 2020   /   Writing  
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Revisions, a case study…

On August 26, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: my work, revising, work in process
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Which Skeleton?

On August 19, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: planning, plot, plot skeleton, starting
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Different problems, Different solutions

On August 12, 2020   /   Writing  
Tags: analysis, writing life
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  • ThirteenthChild
    Thirteenth Child
    Book One covers Eff’s childhood, from the age of five (when her parents...
  • GreatBarrier
    Across the Great Barrier
    Eff is back in Mill City, while her powerful twin Lan and her...
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    The Far West
    The discoveries that Eff and her friends made out in settlement territory didn’t...

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