Tagged: Fiction

Be a Game Changer: Quality Jan. 10, 2017 / 0 Comments

In chess, the pawn is considered to be the infantry. Its moves are limited, and many players consider it to be a low-value piece. However,…

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The Balance Beam of Theme May. 18, 2016 / 0 Comments

Theme.  That’s an elusive term to grasp.  If a writer pushes too hard at a theme, it’s easy to overdo, and she comes across as…

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Entangling the Reader in the Plot May. 11, 2016 / 0 Comments

Many of you know that, surprise, surprise, I was not an English major in college.  I was a physics major, and the language I spoke…

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A Brave New Step May. 04, 2016 / 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_1120" align="alignleft" width="269"] Photo courtesy of www.flickr.com and Tetsumo.[/caption] In February, I attended a writer’s retreat.  We ate chocolate.  Talked a lot, laughed, and…

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Recent Reads: Shattered Glass Mar. 01, 2016 / One Comment

[caption id="attachment_1043" align="alignleft" width="319"] Photo courtesy of Oneras and www.flickr.com.[/caption] Before I began writing, I always enjoyed reading. “Read what you like to write.”  That’s…

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