Notes From the Writing Desk: News, Ideas, and the Occasional Plot Twist
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From the Writing Desk
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Questions of Craft
Notes on character, structure, voice, and the mysterious machinery that turns an idea into a story.
Odd Sparks & Uncomfortable Ideas
Unexpected inspirations, questionable assumptions, and discoveries that arrived while the manuscript was looking the other way.
“Writing is less about having all the answers than learning which questions refuse to leave you alone.”
H. N. Klett
Author, professional question-asker, and occasional accomplice to imaginary people
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