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Bits and Pieces
“He knew everyone had flaws. People fell from grace all the time. But some people fell further than others.” From “Ferrelli’s Fall” (Creek Songs).
Tag Archives: ideas
Finding the Angle
You sit at your desk or take a walk and, as you do, you scratch at your brain’s stored content and loose ends. You want to find an angle for your story and a world backdrop against which your protagonist … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, fiction writing, Inspiration, novel, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu, books, creativity, fiction, ideas, imagination, In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides, inspiration, literature, nonfiction, Passion and Principle by Sally Denton, Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, reading, Redeployment by Phil Klay, short story, The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks, Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson, When Book Went to War by Molly Giptill Manning, writing
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And you write because?
And you write because? A good question. Have you thought about what compels you to write? Writing seems to be something I have to do, like eating. I grow unhappy or unsettled if I don’t have the opportunity to write regularly. … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Creativity, fiction writing, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, memoir, poetry, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged brainstorming, discover, essay, experiment, explore, express, feelings, fiction, ideas, motivation, nonfiction, thoughts, writing, writing process
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The Blogosphere … A Great Place!
As writers, we’re works in progress, always writing as much as we can. Books about writing fill our book shelves. We’re also always reading as much as we can. Novels and anthologies crowd those same book shelves. We’re always learning, … Continue reading
What do you see?
Do you ever decide to make a few changes, switch things up a bit, and then run into a snag? With writing, we all know altering one word or one sentence can have a ripple effect throughout the paragraph or … Continue reading
T.G.I.F. and Writing
T.G.I.F. … Thank God it’s Friday. How many times have we said those words to ourselves or shouted them to a friend or to anyone who might be listening? If you’re a writer, this means you’ll probably be able to … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Writing
Tagged Glimmer Train, ideas, imagination, Life Style, perseverance, persistence, T.G.I.F., time to write
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Written Beneath the Palms 