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Make supporting characters interesting Wednesday, I went to north central Arkansas to teach a professional development class and on the way up, I listened to an audio version of T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton, the 20th Kinsey Millhone mystery. At one point the detective calls a college to do a background check on [...]
I’m off teaching a professional development today and I leave you with an open ended question
Sale Price – 3 Days Left Novel Metamorphosis: Uncommon Ways to Revise is the workbook used in Darcy Pattison’s Novel Revision Retreat. It has been on sale in July – list price of $14, instead of $18! Only 3 days remain on this sale. Order now from Amazon..
Why did he do that? I have a full draft of a new novel and am starting on a revision. I think I’ve about worked out some of the factual issues and am now looking at character. A friend asks me, “Why?” Character motivations are
The 33 page picture book No, there are no 33-page picture books. Not yet. At a recent conference, though, I had a discussion about why picture books are usually 32 pages. One person suggested
This month my daughter and son-in-law (newly weds of three weeks) decided to move halfway across the country. They had discussed it for a while, but the decision was abrupt because they either had to renew their house’s lease – or not. They came through town and stayed here two days,
Charlotte was Blood-Thirsty: Character Paradoxes Charlotte, from E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web, is remembered as a character of great warmth for her friendship with the unlikely pig, Wilbur. Poor Wilbur, once the runt of the litter and saved only by
Just in case you’re thinking about it, here’s the scoop on retirement plans for writers. Even if you are NOT thinking about it, you should find out about the Solo401(k).
Book Blogger Appreciation Week, September 14-18, 2009. Wow, look at all those categories! I could nominate ALL my friends for something. Nominations close on August 15.
I’m just back from a Novel Revision Retreat in San Rafael, CA. What a great time. I always learn so much from other writers. My suite-mate wasn’t taking my class, but I watched her
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