Category: writing
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How I Found My Way Back to Writing
After decades of writing for a living, I thought the joy had gone out of it. Then an idea for a short story grew into a novel—and made me want to keep writing, doubts and all.
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Small moments matter
A quarrel at an inn, a shared meal, a joke that lands badly. These may seem like small things in a story where kingdoms fall and wars reshape the world.
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Characters: Created or Discovered?
Some writers build their characters before the story begins. I usually know where mine are going—but often discover who they are only when they start speaking.
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Same Story, Different Eyes
Is fantasy simply a fairy tale for adults? A look at how readers of different ages can enter the same imaginary world—and find something entirely different there.
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I Outline. Then I Ignore It.
I always start with an outline. Then the characters, the scenes, and the story itself find a different way to get where I was going.
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When Magic Has Consequences
Why the most interesting magic is not only about what it can do, but what happens because it was used.
