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To Outline or Not to Outline

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Marion

Outline versus discover. Execute versus imagine. Planner versus “pantser” (short for “seat of the pants”); all of these are ways of saying that some writers diligently outline their work before they write it down, and some plunge into prose on … Continue reading →

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These Are the Tools

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Marion

These are the tools. They look really old-fashioned. No Track Comments, interactive spreadsheets, no Google Doc file, just a paper manuscript, a bunch of stickies and an ink pen. Missing from the photo is a new spiral notebook that I … Continue reading →

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Windup Girl, Part Two: Thanks, Paolo Bacigalupi!

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Marion

I just posted my response to this Nebula-award winning novel.  Now I want to make a more personal comment about my reaction to the book. One reason I comment on other books is that reading analytically helps me see what … Continue reading →

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