So, What’s Your Point?
My dreams are rarely guided by what we might call a plot. Nothing actually happens in them. They are scenes that flow nonsensically one into the next and go NOWHERE. My husband can attest to this. The...
View ArticleMoving a Novel from Brain to Page
The last time I was drafting a novel, I used checklists, maps, house plans, foam boards, photos, a loose outline, and a bunch of notes to keep myself on track. It worked beautifully. That manuscript,...
View ArticleWhen it feels like the end, that’s only the beginning
Counting down the days until Write on the Red Cedar 2016, which starts this Friday in East Lansing. This will be my third year attending (it’s only three years old) and second year presenting. Earlier...
View ArticleWhy Write Fiction When the World Is Going to Hell?
In the past couple years, my son has been keenly interested in learning about natural phenomena, and particularly natural disasters. It’s a universal human impulse to want to know how things work, why...
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