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A Haiku, an Apology, and a Promise
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A Haiku, an Apology, and a Promise

This week has been a busy one for me, which means part three of “Anatomy of Storytelling” isn’t ready yet. But I have started it… mostly… kind of… look the outline is done in my head, OK? It’s a good one, and it requires more research that I haven’t finished yet. I’ll be answering the question: “Do stories require language?”

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Back in the Saddle Again… Kind of
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Back in the Saddle Again… Kind of

It’s finally fall—at least, culturally speaking. It’s important to get back to practical posts. Not to insinuate that reading fiction can’t help you get better at writing, but it seems a good time to get back to what I originally intended this blog to be: Advice on the craft. What little I know offered to you in the most appetizing way I can plate it.

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EMERGENCY UPDATE(S)
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EMERGENCY UPDATE(S)

My blog will be on a less consistent, pseudo-hiatus, kind of schedule. At least for a while. The goal is to get back to new posts every Monday soon, but I can’t be sure when that will happen. There may be fewer than one post a week. The posts that come may not come on Monday. Hopefully you’ll forgive me. If not, well… eh, I’m still happy because I have a second son, so phooey on you.

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National Poetry Month
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National Poetry Month

I’m accepting a National Poetry Month challenge to write a poem every day for the entire month of April. As a part of my accountability structure, and as a way to force myself to become comfortable with the uncomfortable, I will be posting them to this blog.

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The Gift that Keeps on Taking: 2021 Year-End Review
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The Gift that Keeps on Taking: 2021 Year-End Review

This post was originally planned to be a simple recap of the books I’ve read this year and some brief spoiler-free reviews… well, it’s morphed into something more comprehensive; it exposes more of me than this blog was ever intended to, but my hope is that you, dear reader, will find it more worthwhile and helpful as a result.

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