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May 9th: Craft Talk – WRITING HUMOR: NOT COMEDY
Ballard Branch of the Seattle Public Library. 6PM – 7:45. At the May meeting of Seattle’s longest-running reading series, It’s About Time (founded in 1990), I will share and demonstrate techniques to use humor in developing your piece, bringing the reader more fully into your work. No Waka-waka involved. It’s About Time: each monthly meeting offers a craft… →
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THE COOLEST CLASS – Submitting Short Work: Toward a Book Deal
Alle is teaching! You want to write a novel or short story collection. You might have work ready to submit; maybe not. You may not have a query letter or a system for tracking submissions, Let’s create them in this six-week class offered at Seattle’s Richard Hugo House. In the first half of each session,… →
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An essay on Spillwords
Happy Opening Day, MLB! I love you, Cliff and Son! →
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Reader’s Question: “How do you work a second draft?”
I found a process in my second book that I wish I’d had for my first Right off the bat, acknowledge to yourself how challenging and time-consuming the next phase is going to be: getting critique and then sticking to the revision process even though it’s soooo damn hard and could take years. I suggest:… →
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Writing Tip: Why is the middle of a novel always so difficult to write?
Ug, right? Ug ug ug. I find the middle challenging because it is essential to move the story forward as you maintain the Ooomph you established in the opening; all the while laying the groundwork for the ending. Also, if you are still working your first draft, you may have an idea of how the book will… →
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Sunday fun: a frolic of a questionnaire
Feel free to play along in the comments: any of or all ten. →