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The book is coming. It’s coming soon. It’s not a publishing deal. Nothing big. Just a thought from this summer…
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When you’re young, people often ask you what you want to be when you grow up, as if growing up…
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Over the summer, I conducted an experiment. After reading Seanan McGuire’s post about her word count goals and methods (link),…
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I’m having a hard time getting myself to write this. I, in response to a challenge on another blog, one…
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My English 275 class has moved on to poetry. At first, I was like, ugh, poetry, spare me. Then we…
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If “there” is the place where rejections are occasionally replaced by acceptances, then I’m not there yet. I’m not pursuing…
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I’m taking a literature class this semester, Methods of Literary Study. In it, students are to learn various types of…
Continue ReadingThe Off Season
Over the summer I practiced writing. I set word count goals and met them. I finished drafting a novel, which…
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