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Storytelling in GRAVITY (SPOILER ALERT)

This weekend, for the first time in . . . a really long time, I went to the movies. With two small children, this is a rare treat. My husband picked the movie—Gravity—and I was happy to go in with almost no knowledge of what the film was. Apart from it starring Sandra Bullock and […]

November 5, 2013

What I Learned While Writing a Novel, Writing

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Plotting Along

I didn’t write a plot outline when I wrote my novel because, quite frankly, I didn’t know what was going to happen. If I were to do it again—and in fact, I am doing it again, as I begin a new project—I would take the time to write an outline. Why?   It’s become clear […]

October 31, 2013

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Revision Revelation

This weekend, I sat down to get started on my last run through this revision. I reviewed my notes from my fabulous writers’ group. Having some distance from the last workshop, I had an idea of what I wanted to take and what to leave.   The notes suggested a couple of different directions for […]

August 20, 2013

What I Learned While Writing a Novel, Writing

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