storytelling
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Researching Tangled Roots
I’m a gal who does her best to get her facts right. Actually, I kind of obsess over it. It’s part of my character. Here are a few facts that I found out while writing Tangled Roots! The Ouija board… Continue reading
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Looking Back at Writing Tangled Roots
My engineering brain kicked in last night and got to thinking about the evolution of Tangled Roots, the book I’m driving towards releasing in September. I looked back at my saved files and thought to make a little chart: Let’s… Continue reading
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Writing Updates – End of June
While Tangled Roots is being edited (by others), I’ve been brainstorming for Book 3. One of the first things I need is a working title, something to save the file under. The working title for Driftless Spirits was actually “Note… Continue reading
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An Epiphany: Crocheting vs. Writing
Far longer than I’ve been a writer, I’ve been a crocheter. Very specifically, I love crocheting stuffed animals. Here are some examples of my work: None of them turned out perfectly. Some were a bear (no pun intended) to make.… Continue reading
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Writing Update: Book 2, Draft 2 and Thoughts on POV
I finished the “rewrite” of my first draft (although the saved file name calls is version 8). I mentioned in a previous post that I had a couple big problems to fix based on feedback from beta readers. I really… Continue reading
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First Lines of Tangled Roots (and Subsequent Distractions)
I’m hard at work, crafting the next draft of Tangled Roots to be the best it can be. I’m in love with the first paragraphs (but reserve the right for further edits): “Every storm has a story to tell, if… Continue reading
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Editing This Week
In my last writing update, I talked about beta reader feedback on the very first draft of “Tangled Roots” (working title still, but I like it). There were two main areas of the story to fix. First, I needed to… Continue reading
