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Sometimes Evil Is Just Evil

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’m in the process of editing one of my manuscripts and have come up on a snag. One of my characters is a spoiled, narcissistic, narrow minded, quick to temper woman — let’s just say she’s a downright bitch. However, … Continue reading →

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And So The Seasons Turn

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Garden Update: We’ve had a long summer, an incredibly mild fall (seemed like summer-lite), but of course, pleasantness rarely lasts forever. We’ve had our eyes on the weather since mid-October, when we usually get a first hard frost. Not this … Continue reading →

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Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Too much is happening around here these days, making editing a real salty one! Amazingly, summer has dragged on a lot longer than it should have. It’s now October 21, and we have yet to have a hard frost. That … Continue reading →

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When The Clueless Lends a Helping Hand

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I didn’t do a lot of editing last week. Too many things going on. One, winter could rear her angry head at any time. It’s already nearly the middle of October and we haven’t had a first frost yet. This … Continue reading →

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The Deep Dig Part III – The Reedsy Questionnaire

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The Reedsy Questionnaire is actually five interviews in one, so this resource is really worth looking up! Following is just the first of the five: Our actions and decisions are informed by our past experiences. Take a trip down memory … Continue reading →

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The Deep Dig Part II: Gotham Character Questionnaire

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I’m still interviewing my characters, in an attempt to solidify what they look like in my mind as well as their motivations. Here’s a great questionnaire I found on the Gotham Writers web site: Gotham Character Questionnaire 1. What is … Continue reading →

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The Deep Dig: Questions To Ask Your Characters – Part 1

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I didn’t post last week, as I spent most of that time looking for my notes on my current WIP. This was complicated by instead of compiling all of my written notes into one notebook, I used my journals for … Continue reading →

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