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Meet Father Francis
On Black Friday, you won’t find me fighting the crowds for bargains. Nope. I can’t think of anything less enjoyable. Instead, I’ll be doing something I do like – finishing the first chapter of An American Terrorist (or whatever it … Continue reading
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Keeping it real
I finished reading Gone Girl, which means that I didn’t get much writing done. As I do now with all books, I found myself unable to read it purely for pleasure. Between wondering what was going to happen next, I … Continue reading
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Reading to write
I love to read good writing and last week I hit a bonanza. First, my name finally came up on the waiting list for Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl. I’m desperately trying to stay awake at night to find out of … Continue reading
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Father, I hardly know you
I thought I knew my characters. I’d created them, after all. But I am discovering that I don’t know them as well as I thought I did. Take Father Francis. He was to have been a very minor character, a … Continue reading
Write and rewrite
Well, I finally started writing – rewriting mostly. I just couldn’t get the first few paragraphs standing still. When they finally fell into the “acceptable” category, I moved on. 300, 400, 500 words – four hours later, a page. It’s … Continue reading
The weapon
I finally figured out how he did it! I didn’t want my terrorist to use the usual weapons of choice. I wanted him (or her) to use a biological or chemical weapon. Chemical weapons can be very tricky and could … Continue reading
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The beginning: Write
Beginnings and endings are hard. Writing, like any relationship, begins with great anticipation, a little trepidation and a sense of discovery. There can be false starts until I grow comfortable and get in a groove. At times, things move along … Continue reading
Burying the lead
As I talk to people, looking for story ideas, I often have to wade through a lot of ho-hum suggestions before striking pay dirt. More frequently than not, those nuggets are buried in throwaway comments made as I am about … Continue reading
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Writing alone together
Writing is a solitary profession. Even when I’m writing a business article and interview people, my mind is sifting facts, separating the wheat from the chaff, discovering those kernels that can grow into a story. Finding that opening, building the … Continue reading
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