Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
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Pondering two and a half days at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, I’m appreciating how the inner scaffolding of a story impacts the enjoyment and resonance for readers. Perhaps it came home to me most in Callie Stoker’s presentation titled “Allegory in Your Subtext.” She chose the film “Jurassic Park” to illustrate what she means…
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The chance to learn techniques from established authors is definitely worth the price of admission to Pikes Peak Writers Conference. Yesterday, science fiction author Kevin Ikenberry delivered a great lecture on the care and feeding of antagonists in the novel. Ikenberry was personable, funny and informative. He offered great examples to illustrate his points, delving…
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Here’s the side of my formerly spiffy fake leather jacket, which I used to wear for work all the time, when I was getting paid to work. That’s, oh, six years back. Yesterday I dug it out of the back of my closet, where it had been undisturbed for six years. I tried it on,…
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