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I’ve planted a little garden in my side yard, in the perfect spot for success. My little vegetable plants – green beans, squash, cucumber – are between my kitchen door and the gate, so I’ll see them any time I open my door. So far, this has been enough to remind me to keep them [...]

Wednesday Writing Lessons: Zen in the Art of Writing

I have discovered the writing inspiration book that I can identify with, finally! Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You. Not a how-to book. It’s a collection of essays about writing, and it’s completely fabulous. This is a huge relief to me, because I seem to have started [...]

Wednesday Writing Lessons: Character Sheets

It’s amazing how many times I will have read my manuscript before it’s finished. Yikes.

Here’s where I am in the revision process:

1. Make an outline – check
2. Identify and organize scenes on index cards – check
3. Make character info sheets – check
4.

Now that I’m at step 4, things are kind of fuzzy. I felt great [...]