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Over at Brooklyn Arden, editor Cheryl Klein has an interesting post about the elements of a great fictional romance. She pulls out 13 characteristics of a great romance, while acknowledging “the highly general, even stereotypical, gender roles” involved. One of the commenters (Nona) asked “How would the rules of romance change for LGBT characters or [...]
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I’m on writing lockdown this week while I do some quick drafting, which means I have no time for a real blog post, but I do have time to share some links to real blog posts! Seven Steps To Starting a Novel by Maggie Stiefvater — If you’ve struggled with starting that novel you’ve wanted [...]
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This summer I’ve been watching Bravo’s Work of Art, which is a reality TV show dedicated to finding “the next great artist.” It’s both ridiculous and engrossing. If you haven’t seen it, Work of Art is basically like Project Runway, except instead of clothing, the contestants make art. Next Wednesday is the finale, and I’m [...]
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After I posted last week about my writing process, Najela asked how to turn off the inner editor, and I have been thinking about the answer to that ever since. First, I want to distinguish between an “inner editor” and an “inner critic.” I see the inner editor as a potentially constructive thing. This is [...]
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This week I started writing a new book, and I’ve set myself a goal of writing 1500 words per day. I do it first thing, and when I’ve hit 1500 words, I stop. (I go over a bit sometimes, but usually I stick to 1500.) I’ve learned through experience that if I write much more [...]
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