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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 II: Gotham Character Questionnaire

Posted by Joanne Huspek

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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Layering Personality

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Gratuitous pear tart photo. Mmm, that was delish! I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, in November, for you newbies) for many, many years. In fact, all but two of my novel ideas were born in November. That means … Continue reading →

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No, I’m not Dead Yet, Only a Tad Lazy-How I Edit

Posted by Joanne Huspek

No, I don’t write many blog posts anymore, and if you read my last two (one from 2022, one from 2021), you’ll know why my blog posts have withered on the vine. This year, I intend to write at least … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a long, long time. (Yeah, you’re thinking, where has she been? Dropped off the face of the earth? Contracted the virus? Suffered a heart attack? No, I’ve been here. Mostly thinking. Part … Continue reading →

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Writing (and Creativity) with a Virus Over Your Shoulder

Posted by Joanne Huspek

There’s nothing like a medical national emergency to put a damper on your life. Damper? I mean totally rearrange the moon and stars. I personally think some aspects of this “epidemic” (actually it’s an ENdemic where I live) is blown … Continue reading →

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