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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).
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Finding Character Names
Writers choose character names with care, names that suit the fictional people they create. The process may be easy. Or not. Sometimes a name just comes to mind, ready for use. Or a name is one the writer has had … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, fiction writing, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, novel, short story, Writing
Tagged Aibileen, Blade, character names, Edgar Allen Poe, Elizabeth George, finding character names, Gone with the Wind, Iago, Jack Reacher, Kathryn Stockett, Ken Follett, Lolita, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Margaret Mitchell, Minny, Mitch Rapp, Priest, Prince Prospero, Rhett Butler, Sarah's Key, Scarlett O'Hara, Shakespeare, The Hammer of Eden, The Help, The Masque of the Red Death, Vince Flynn, What Came Before He Shot her
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Hey, inspiration! Are you out there?
Inspiration is an elusive sensation with the power to move our minds and our emotions. It may be captured in a sunset or a child’s smile or a rainbow. We may be inspired by a famous person or a person … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Reading, Writing
Tagged Anton Chekov, Art, Bird Girl, Chinle, Edward Hopper, Kathryn Stockett, Monet, Nighthawks, R.C. Gorman, Sylvia Shaw Judson, The Help
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Written Beneath the Palms 