Legend has it, there are two kinds of writers. The first type is the plotter. The plotter plots out the whole novel before writing it. They draw story arcs, write three-act structures, and create intricate outlines complete with roman numerals, lower-case letters, and proper indenting. They know the beginning, middle, end, and every twist inContinue reading “Discovering a New Writing Identity”
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Darkness Follows, Then Laughter Follows After
That’s how my short story, “Darkness Follows,” begins. With a drink and a memory and a knock at the door. I first started this story in 2016 during a Writers’ League of Texas workshop. It was just a page of notes then, but it soon grew into a full story. I titled it “Knocking” andContinue reading “Darkness Follows, Then Laughter Follows After”
Book Review: Becoming a Writer
Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande My rating: 4 of 5 stars I often read writing books really slowly. After all, the best writing books make you want to WRITE, which makes them easy to put down. It took me almost a year to finish this little 175-page volume by Dorothea Brande, but I’m gladContinue reading “Book Review: Becoming a Writer”
Carie Juettner 