The Connecticut Writers' Circle
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Guess what? It rained today. It also rained yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that. Only July 7th, this was the 4th wettest July on record. It's now the 19th and the rain has not abated. Because of all this wet, we have been dealing with periodic basement flooding. On Saturday, I… Continue reading The weather as a character
I'm doing a lot of writing lately. When you say that to a group of writers it sounds amazing! Bragging almost about your ability to write even when the world is falling apart. Well, I'm doing a lot of writing, but it isn't fiction. I'm writing code. I started a new job about 9 months… Continue reading Tools of the Trade
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com It's been a long six (nine?) months. I lost my job in December, found a new one in February and then worked for exactly 1 day in March before being transferred to work from home. Between the stress of being unemployed, the fear and anxiety of being unemployable, and… Continue reading Feeling it or Planning it
In the world of comics the antagonist is often a menacing creature with no explanation of why he’s so angry. They usually have no redeeming feature. That is not the case for Black Panther’s Killmonger.
I guess I’m still a child. I love miniature models. Architect’s models of buildings and model train setups both seize me. This weekend we went to New York with friends to see Gulliver’s Gate. It is a total marvel of the small. Displays include scenes from the entire world, with cars that move along roads,… Continue reading GULLIVER’S GATE
I'm not one of those writers who believes her characters do whatever they want to do. I'm not interested in interviewing them, asking them what they want to wear or anything of the sort. I'm a plotter. I write what I want to see happen. It would be a little psychotic (if one can be… Continue reading I Write the Story
A short time ago, I had the opportunity to go to a workshop at the New Jersey Romance Writer's Put Your Heart in a Book conference on world building in novels. The presenter, Kristen Painter, told us that no matter what kind of story is being told, the author has to engage in at least… Continue reading Series Weary
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