When I don’t know what to write next, whether the next action, solution for a character, or a brand new story, a word processing TABLE always helps. I find those empty cells a lot more stimulating than a blank sheet of paper. I type a word in the upper left-hand cell Character and try names […]
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It’s not necessary to have ingredients on hand to start writing a novel. Unlike scratch cooking, you concoct most everything that goes into it and make up the recipe as you go along. Planning my current story began with a brief image from a dream that I recorded in a notebook some time ago. The
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Wait a minute. I’m supposed to be writing mainstream fiction, which in its loosest definition means it will match the reading tastes of most people. Along with literary fiction, mainstream is the kind I prefer to read. But I’ve been wondering: do I represent mainstream anything? Are my reading/viewing/lifestyle preferences like those of most people?
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