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Outlines

Outlines (Again)

20.06.2010

I think I’m haunted by outlines. I found a quote today to justify my dislike of traditional, the-kind-you-had-to-do-in-school-and-hated, outlines. It’s from Ray Bradbury and I found it in the Spring 2010 issue of The Paris Review. When the interviewer asked him if he wrote outlines, Bradbury said: No, never. You can’t do that. It’s just [...]

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Know Thy Characters

28.10.2009

I love to read Anna Staniszewski’s blog and today’s got me thinking about my WIP, and my main character. When I begin to work on a new idea (that should probably read, rush to work…) I do begin with my character, but with my character in context of the plot. Okay, I admit it’s not [...]

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The Not-So-Dreaded Outline

08.10.2009

I’ve always hated outlining. Ever since elementary school it was my biggest enemy, to the point where I promptly (and happily) produced a block whenever I had to write one. Talk about digging in your heels. I’m not sure why I hated them so much, other than I’m not a linear thinker. I mean Gertrude [...]

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Typewriters

30.06.2009

Yes, typewriters. As much as I love my Mac (and I do), I’ve rediscovered the pleasure of using an old manual typewriter. It’s not just the sound of strike keys hitting the platen. It’s a visceral connection to writing, much like using pen on paper. But I can’t write with a pen as fast as [...]

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