Monthly Archives: October 2011

WiP Report 4: Tools for the Ficition Writer

WIP REPORT 4: Tools for the Fiction Writer Excerpt from a recent journal entry: “4:50 a. m., Tu 10/18/11 “I’ve been awake for a while. I got too warm. So awake, I spent some time mentally wandering around in the … Continue reading

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Michelle Black’s Seance in Sepia

Michelle Black’s SÉANCE IN SEPIA In my last WIP REPORT, I wrote about laying out a zigzag between the on-going plot line and the back story. But even though I feel the course is clear, the transitions between past and … Continue reading

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WiP Report 3: A Guide to the Black Hole

WIP REPORT 3: A Guide to the Black Hole As I said in my second WiP Report, among my books I found a copy of Robert J. Ray’s THE WEEKEND NOVELIST REWRITES THE NOVEL and it’s turning out to be … Continue reading

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