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Free Writing Workshop with Yours Truly
If you’re of a mind to hear a lot about point of view in writing, join me this Saturday in Grand Junction for an event sponsored by RMFW and the Western Slope writers. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Sponsors Is Your … Continue reading
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Tagged free workshop, point of view in fiction, RMFW, Writing craft
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My Origin Story Part 8: The Obligatory Post-Apocalyptic Novel
Previously on My Origin Story: I wrote a second novel and got bored with it. In the early 80s, I had my first nuclear war dream. I dreamed the Russians nuked the moon.
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Tagged A Boy and His Dog, Escape From New York, Jane Alexander, nuclear war, nukes, post-apocalyptic fiction, Road Warrior, Testament, The Children of Men, The Day After, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Threads, WALL-E, Waterworld, Writing craft
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My Origin Story Part 7: Another Novel, More Lessons Learned (Sort of)
Previously on My Origin Story: I worked on a style of writing and won an award. During the summer between 9th and 10th grade, I started my second novel. In Anya Seton’s Green Darkness, a novel about reincarnation, there was … Continue reading