Dear Hypothetical Progeny,
This is not a post about writing.
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February 20, 2022
Snow Day 2022
Snow is the worst and anyone who doesn't agree is also the worst.
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February 4, 2022
December 1, 2021
I tested positive for covid. Beforehand I sniffled and coughed and wheezed and sneezed for four days, but, knowing that I’m fully vaccinated, I don’t leave the house, and no one else around me was sick, I didn’t worry. Then…
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December 1, 2021
Writing passive protagonists
I hate passive protagonists. And yet, one of my WIPs features one. What gives? Maybe I'm a hypocrite, but let me try to explain.
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October 12, 2021
On things
True fact: pickle castors more exciting than pearl necklaces?
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September 20, 2021
So I finished writing a book five months ago…
Wrapping up The Magicians on Anise Street.
June 20, 2021
Anise Street: Cutting Scenes
A scene that got the ax, and why.
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January 24, 2021
Making words count
I’ve been writing middle grade for the past three-ish months, which makes it even more critical that I trim my dang chapters.
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January 17, 2021
Sup with gladness
A Christmas horror story about poison, disease, and blithely inviting trouble.
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December 25, 2020
That problem chapter
Weak chapters are obvious. But who has the energy to fix them after struggling to get the words down on paper?
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October 11, 2020