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Tag Archives: Grendel’s Mother
Six Reasons Why Writing Is Like Christmas
Writing a book, like Christmas, is a major event. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Christmas, Grendel's Mother
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Finding My Way Through the Genre Wilderness
Which comes first: form & genre or story idea? Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Grendel's Mother - Book, Inspiration
Tagged #creatingcharacters, #IWSG, Diana Stout, Grendel's Mother, writing ideas
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A New Year Means New Opportunities: But Wait It’s February Already!
Okay, I admit it, I’m a bit behind. But since there’s a meme on Facebook that says January was a practice month, that 2019 started with February, I’m on time! Because it is the new year, it’s time to talk … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Inspiration, writing
Tagged Being lazy, blogs, calendar, David & Goliath, Determined Hearts, Diane Burton, edit, Goals, Grendel's Mother, historical, Maris Soule, Mid-Michigan Romance Writers of America, New Year, Norman Vincent Peale, republish, Romance Writers of America, setting goals, SMART goals, Tony Robbins, W.K.Kellogg Institute, Wayne Dyer, writing
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Part II – Genesis & Development of Grendel’s Mother
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
Posted in The creation of Grendel's Mother
Tagged Beowulf, fiction, Grendel's Mother, medieval, pages
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Grendel’s Mother: Its Genesis and Development
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
Posted in The creation of Grendel's Mother
Tagged Beowulf, Grendel's Mother, medieval, pages, writing
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