Category: Writing Practice
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Need Accountability? Me Too!
Sorry to say I’ve not been completely, 100% consistent with the writing.But that’s okay…it’s a learning process, right? Practice, practice, practice…makes better! My husband has been practicing his guitar for the past 2+ years on a regular basis. Nobody had to tell him to do it…he wants to do it. He does it even when…
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Getting back to the writing…
No excuses for the absence, other than “life”. That, and the seemingly never-ending battle with The Editor (a/k/a my critical voice). So, we have a truce. She’ll try to let me be, and I’ll let her have her way every so often as I’m writing. I’m a methodological pantser (see video below), so when I…
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DIY Story Structure Guide
Slowly, ever so slowly, I’ve been working on a story structure guide for my personal use. Thanks goes to novel editor Ellen Brock for the suggestion. She recommends that Methodological Pantsers (a description that describes me to a “T”) put together their own structure guide taking a “mix and match” approach for the different naming…
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It’s All Been a Lie!
“Dammit Jane…I told you the Earth was flat. But no, you didn’t believe me. Jane…Jane!” Jane Belkins gaped, staring out the window of the shuttle, trying to ignore her boyfriend’s incessant nagging. Her mind refused to believe what her eyes were clearly showing her. Her home for the past 30 years of her life wasn’t…
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Those Tangly Bits
It wasn’t long ago that she’d come to this place, but she was glad she’d ignored the advice of the so-called experts, and came to the flat, Kansas prairie. There’s something about seeing for miles and miles that can start to work on you. You almost get to the point where you feel like you’re…
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Icy Reception
As part of my ongoing practice sessions, I’ve started working on my descriptions of places and things. Here’s what I’ve just pulled together this morning. The frigid wind off Lake Michigan tore at our faces as we made our way onto the frozen ice sheets, just offshore. It was impossible to tell at what point…
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The Mad Haberdasher?
Note to readers: This is part of my writing practice series. I decided to post as a blog, then I’ll add to my page here to keep all of my practice stuff together. So, don’t be mad as there’s no ending to this, it’s just something fun I did. 😀 “That’s impossible…nobody knows what happened…