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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Read to write – and enjoy
Reading is one of my greatest pleasures, and I suspect it is one of yours, too. It’s my treat to myself after I’ve completed the day’s work. If I’m feeling particularly self-indulgent, I’ll put the to-dos aside and curl up … Continue reading
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Tagged editor, Gina Carroll Howard, gina howard, Heather Havrilesky, Jim Rutenberg, Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times, read, write
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Filling holes
We were leaving our critique group last week, comments and suggestions duly noted, when one of the members began asking me more about my main character’s motivation. Easy questions. I had written her back story before I started the book, … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, critique, Gina Carroll Howard, gina howard, main character, novel, plot, writing
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Bringing it home
Familial relationships are complicated. And they should be just as complex in fiction as they are in real life. With the oldest child an accused bioterrorist, the Blake family has more than its share of complications. In the ninth chapter … Continue reading
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Tagged bioterrorist, Chicago Tribune, family, fiction, Gina Carroll Howard, novel
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