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Gilmore Girls Saved My Day
Excuse number twenty-seven as to why I’m writing this Tuesday morning instead of having it done earlier: Yesterday was the worst day I’ve had in […]
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3 Stupid (or Not So Stupid) Story Mistakes
It seems like so long ago that I was just learning about stories. I’d been writing non-fiction for many years, but when I tried to […]
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March of the Penguins, and Why Should I Care?
I don’t know what made me thought March of the Penguins was going to have a great story. No matter what a penguin’s life is […]
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Spotlight: Gilmore Girls
When a friend of mine found out I liked Gilmore Girls, he said, “Really? What’s it about? It’s just a mother and daughter, right?” How […]
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The Secret to Naming Characters
This is something that pops up from time to time on the writing boards: How do you choose names for your characters? Writers are desperate […]
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How Not to Run an Online Bookstore
Not directly related to stories, except that it is an engaging one. I’ve been enjoying Paula Berinstein’s story, over at The Writing Show of how […]
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The Power of Your Personal Story
One of the most successful blogs in the blogosphere owes its success to a great story. I’m referring to Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development Blog, which […]
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The Telling of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the most endearing pieces of classic literature. Of the many literary novels extant, this is […]
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Spotlight: Storyteller (Review)
A review of Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop by Kate Wilhelm Tell me a story. Tell me […]
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