Category Archives: Narrative

Character Misbehavior: What to Do?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

What do you do with someone who just won’t behave? I’m talking secretive, aloof, moody . . . She wants something, I know, but she won’t tell me what. She’s keeping me up nights and interfering with my WIP’s progress, … Continue reading →

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A Little Beauty

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

This week, I had planned to write a post about the lost art of the pronoun (ever heard of subjective, objective, possessive case?) and the travesty of their misuse–”Her and I went to the movies” or “Jane and me saw … Continue reading →

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My Next Big Thing

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

The Next Big Thing has been going around the web for quite some time. I’ve chickened out before, but since this meme keeps cropping up, I finally decided to have a go at it. Thanks to Lydia Sharp at The … Continue reading →

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Polio Summer

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

In the United States, the 1952 polio epidemic would be the worst outbreak in the nation’s history, and is credited with heightening parents’ fears of the disease and focusing public awareness on the need for a vaccine.[20] Of the 57,628 cases … Continue reading →

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