Writing: I Can’t Believe I Wrote This!
Am I bored with my own story? I created the characters, the worlds they live in, and the things they do, but I’ve been stuck at 26,300 words of my novel for about 2 months now. I’ve been ignoring my...
View ArticleWriter’s Block: Take Another Step, Add a New Character
The process of writing has been slow. I committed to my writing partner that I would produce 1500 new words last week. With two and a half days left in the accountability week, I was sweating...
View ArticleBreaking Up Is Hard to Do: A “Dear John” Letter to a Fictional Character
Dear Baby Girl, What can I say? Arriving at this moment is surreal. I thought we would be together for a long time; friends for life. Our lives are inextricably linked with a common thread … Eight year...
View ArticleJoint Venture: Susie Finkbeiner on Facing Fear
Photo provided by Susie Finkbeiner My friend, author and blogger, Susie Finkbeiner is hanging out at the Jotter’s Joint today as we celebrate the release of her second novel: My Mother’s Chamomile....
View ArticleBest Beginnings
“There is no beginning too small.” ~Henry David Thoreau Currently on my nightstand … some on loan from friends. © 2014 the Jotter’s Joint My best beginning is steeped in words and was the best...
View ArticleI Read White: The Issue of a Single Story
© 2014 the Jotter’s Joint When I first started writing fiction I wanted to be intentional about representing a diverse cast of characters: race, culture, and socio-economic levels. For my first novel,...
View ArticleWriters Write, Right?
© 2014 the Jotter’s Joint Confession: I haven’t been writing, at least not in a fiction-novel-in-progress sort of way. Of course I’ve captured conversations with my dudes that are humorous and notable,...
View ArticleSigning Off, Broken Process, and a Writing Experiment
© 2014 the Jotter’s Joint My Colorado vacation highlight was hearing Gary D. Schmidt talk about writing and publishing. His advice was similar to what you may hear from other sources e.g. write every...
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