We are on our 3rd week looking at the craft of writing. This week we are supposed to discuss plot. Plot is something I struggle with. I write my characters so they learn and grow, make friends and fall in love and do all sorts of exciting things. But it becomes [...]

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Every writer creates a story in a different way. Some create the characters first (or they spring forth from the head fully formed like that Greek goddess). Some start with a plot idea and plan extensively before writing a word. Others write scenes and journals and pages and pages before finally discovering the story. At [...]

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I’m getting a bit antsy here. I feel as though I am surrounded by obsessive planners. And to top it off, this week I’m supposed to be writing about making my NaNo goals. So I can help you formulate your NaNo goals. How’s that for overloading this take-it-as-it-comes, write-it-as-it’s-thought gal? Makes me want to run [...]

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