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Plotting

What is Plotting? In taking a class on genre writing–fantasy, suspense and mystery–from Marvin Kaye at NYU, I was surprised at how closely the plot structure of suspense resembles that of romance. Plot structure sounds very dull to a writer eager to let the words flow, to create, but without a structure to your plot […]

The Voice Fairy

English Language There’s a fairy out there somewhere–invisible and able to fly through walls, visiting working writers on a regular basis to monitor their progress. She isn’t collecting baby teeth–that job’s been filled. This fairy is waiting and watching for the right moment to grant a magical gift—one most of us don’t realize we’ve been […]

Secrets of Collaboration

What are the Secrets? My frequent writing partner and I have worked together for over a decade. Also, I have collaborated with other writers on various projects from novels to scripts. Writing can be lonely and isolate you, so it can be fun to write with others. Co-writing means someone to brainstorm with you, a […]

Uncommon Regency Ladies

About Caroline Caroline’s brother, Sir William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus, has been remembered for his astronomical contributions, but Caroline herself made major discoveries in the same field. Caroline was born in Hanover in 1750. In 1766, her elder brother William moved to Bath to become organist at the Octagon Chapel, he also played […]

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