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Timing Isn’t Everything, But It’s a Lot

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Marion

When I’m having difficulty with something in a work in progress, I get hyper-aware of that issue in any book I’m reading. I’m not talking about big overarching issues like character motivations or plot weaknesses (although, yes, those too). Right … Continue reading →

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Procrastination

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Marion

When you’re thrashing around in the dark water of an early draft with both hands clenched around the neck of a serpentine swirl of recalcitrant prose—in other words, deep in rewrite—suddenly doing things like blogging, or checking Facebook, seem terribly … Continue reading →

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