Category Archives: Novelist

Own the Emotion, Then Give It Away

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

  Back in April, I volunteered as a studio monitor during the Southeast Regional Ballet Association’s festival here in Jackson, where some 800 ballet students and teachers gathered for three days of dance classes and evening performances. My sixteen-year-old granddaughter’s … Continue reading →

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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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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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Small Stone # 4

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

I worked on a novel synopsis today. Striking words. Erasing. Marking in bold the lines I still felt were not working. Printing out, reading, scribbling, going back and doing it again. Then, a few words fell into place and felt … Continue reading →

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