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Category Archives: Creativity
POSSIBLE PITFALLS OF DEEP POINT OF VIEW
A lot has been written about deep point of view, the technique in fiction writing in which a scene, a chapter, or at times an entire novel is written entirely in the point of view of a single character. What … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity, fantasy novels, Series, Writing
Tagged characterization, Description, point of view, Writing, writing style
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What I Do All Day
I retired from teaching many years ago. Shortly before I retired I was getting my hair done in the beauty parlor and commenting to the beautician about how wonderful it would feel to retire. A woman who happened to be … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity, editing, fantasy novels, Learning, Promotion, Publication, Writing
Tagged advertising, Authors, editors, novels, research
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A NEW YEAR’S CHALLENGE
I’ve written often about getting ideas from dreams. That used to happen far more frequently than it does now. In fact, I have recorded many dreams that offer good material for a novel or a short story but that I’ve … Continue reading
PERSISTENCE PAYS
Yes, yes, I know. I haven’t blogged in a good long while despite my avowals of keeping to a more regular schedule. I do have good excuses reasons for my negligence. I wrote in an earlier blog that I had … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Learning, Promotion, Publication, Writing
Tagged cover art, Creativity, E. Rose Sabin, editing, fantasy novels, YA fantasy
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BUSY, BUSY, BUSY–TOO BUSY!
First an apology. I know I haven’t blogged in a couple of months—at least. Time just slid by me. I’ve been doing too many other things. One is that I’ve been working on the fourth book in the tetralogy that … Continue reading
MEET A REMARKABLE WOMAN
I am very pleased to have as a guest on my blog today a woman for whom I have great respect and admiration. Please meet Anastasia Charalabakos, Ana for short. Ana has written a memoir titled From Darkness to Triumph, … Continue reading
A LIFE-LONG LEARNER
When I was still teaching Spanish in public school but thinking about taking early retirement so that I could write full-time, I happened to be talking about that idea in the beauty salon one morning while getting my hair done. … Continue reading
