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Reading and other raw materials for story writing

Mini Book Review

February 5, 2021

It’s Friday, so here is another mini-book review. The book today is from the well stocked library here at the …

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The Art of the Short Story – James Baldwin

February 4, 2021

I did not plan to begin Black History Month with James Baldwin, but it is a fitting beginning, and I …

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Wednesday Production Report

February 3, 2021

“You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means there’s no …

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Seven on a Saturday

January 30, 2021

Happy weekend! I am finishing up my entry for the short story challenge, but will still have something for you …

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Mini Book Review

January 29, 2021

It’s Friday and that means that is it time to pull a writing  book off of my shelf for a …

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Tuesday Tool Time 1/26

January 26, 2021

Random Acts of Writing So, my original Tuesday Tool Time post was going to be about Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s …

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Monday Musing, or Meandering.

January 25, 2021

(WARNING – Nothing of meaning or importance in this post. You may just want to move on. I am just …

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Seven on a Saturday

January 23, 2021

It’s Saturday, and here it is gray and cloudy as we await a storm front coming tomorrow. Not the best …

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Mini Book Review

January 22, 2021

Once again, let’s take a look at one of the multitudes of writing books I have read through the years. …

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Wednesday Weekly Production Report

January 20, 2021

“Fiction does not ‘make it new,’ it makes it felt.” — Matthew Salesses Here at the Story Factory, we value …

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