Claire’s home from her road trip, a working trip. I head off on my own road trip tomorrow, but work is not the reason I’m disappearing for a week. I’ll be helping one of my daughters move to the east coast. 2 days in the car,...
Read MoreRon’s flash fiction posted on Monday sent me back in time. Like a lot of writers I first got my feet wet writing short stories. My first three novels grew out of short stories. It occurred to me when I was done reading Ron’s...
Read MoreLast week we had a pretty good chat here at the Inkpot about third person (3P) narratives and “telling.” So, I guess it’s time to talk about first person (1P). The thing about 1P narratives, of course, is that...
Read MoreA writer writes every day? Not this one, not when there’s lovely summer weather and yard work to do.Which means tonight I’m too whipped to be coherent about all I’m thinking about, so I’ll just send you...
Read MoreDoing some writer’s cleaning. I’ve finished a draft of a novel recently and today am clearing it off my computer and office walls. The “Chapter To-Do” lists that were on the wall by my chair are now in the file cabinet. I’ve...
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