For the first time in a long time, a friend read one of my drafts. It was rough and I haven’t even read through the whole thing in its latest form, but she trusted me with hers, so I thought I’d do the same. It got me to thinking about what I’m aiming for with… Continue reading What I’m aiming for in my current novels
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Discovering myself as a writer this summer
I think what I've loved about writing this summer is that it has been a real exploration of my voice as a writer. I've had to suppress the urge to fixate on 'what is this novel about?' because that, perhaps, doesn't serve me in the beginning stages of an idea. If an idea is old… Continue reading Discovering myself as a writer this summer