13,160 Words

Here I am, happily meeting my goal on day four at Weymouth. This has been an absolutely amazing retreat and we have two and a half days left. I’ve written 13,160 words (approximately 53 pages). Granted, they are sloppy, disorganized pages, but I’m thrilled with them. My characters are surprising me at every turn. The…

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Creating a Story: Day 3

I’m sitting cramped in a corner of the library at the First Colony Inn in Nags Head, where all the photographers at John’s workshop are buzzing around me, working on their images. We’ve already checked out of our room, thus the reason I’m in the library. Not sure how much more work I’ll be able…

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Cuss Words Revisited

We’ve talked before about the “colorful” language sometimes used in novels and my readers represent many different opinions on the subject. My opinion is and always has been that such language should not be gratuitous (same with graphic sex and violence), but it’s sometimes necessary. (note: those of you easily offended had better skip After the Storm, the sequel…

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