Author Archives: Dr. Diana Stout

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About Dr. Diana Stout

Screenwriter, author, developmental editor, former professor of writing classes

Creating a Cover

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Dr. Diana Stout

For the past month, I’ve been involved with designing two books covers, or rather, I’ve had two different cover designers creating them for me.  In both instances, I had an original vision, but in one instance, I had created an … Continue reading →

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Error-Free Writing

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Dr. Diana Stout

When I made the decision to leave academic teaching and become a full-time writer, I knew the days would be long.  I had this vision that I would be writing new prose every day. Now that I’ve been at this … Continue reading →

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Part II – Genesis & Development of Grendel’s Mother

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dr. Diana Stout

The choices I made and why. So, I had an idea for this book, Grendel’s Mother, and I had 20 or so pages written. I knew how my story started, and I knew how it would end, but I had … Continue reading →

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Grendel’s Mother: Its Genesis and Development

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Dr. Diana Stout

Part I: The Genesis There is no question about this project: it was huge. The initial idea was huge.  The fact that I wrote 20 pages that same night in an hour’s time was huge.  In fact, those pages were … Continue reading →

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