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2011 NaNoWriMo

My third successful year in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) The lessons learned that I wrote about last year  all still apply. NaNoWrimo2010   There is a great sense of accomplishement having another first draft of a novel to ‘someday’ edit … Continue reading

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Casting for Characters and Drawing Inspiration – Part 2

Just looking at her I shifted to sit up straight in my chair, wanting to be more poised and purposeful. She posited without
speaking the question, where would I rather be in this moment? Continue reading

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Wasted Weekend…NOT

“I’m wasting a beautiful sunny weekend when I could be out hiking.” As writers we study dialogue. What did the person, a writing student, really mean by this comment? Recently, I sat around a table with ten strangers. On this … Continue reading

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