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  • Thank you both, for the initial discussion post and the first reply. I'm amazed that I...because one of us is working on one. The epistle--the letter--is a historical mode now, isn't it? I recommend A...
  • That's not an elementary question at all. Getting started isn't hard for me because wh...k in the voice of a child for a few pages. Something about shifting OUT of the mode I'm working in gets me intere...
  • Hello all - I'm Elizabeth. I'm a woman, writer, wife, mother, reader, runner, eater, t...inal, nothing really intended for publication. Just practice on scene setting, mode, dialogue, character dev, etc...

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    Which article talks about real vs fictional settings? I am wondering about putting characters in a quazi real setting, like LA but not LA, much like how Lillian Jackso...
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    A Trilogy with Romance and Suspense Book Giveaway until Sept 14th: The Winner will have a choice of an E-BOOK or an AUDIOBOOK from Audible. Chivalry, Romance, and Adve...
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    The Keys to the Kingdom Finding Place in Historical Fiction When your eyes glaze ov...ronze mythical animals are situated above the entry way. Julia Morgan’s 1937 remodel of the façade and gold lobby...

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  • The name that I use on here and around the Internet (at least with writing related stu...blog or on my writing, it's like an alter ego of sorts and I shift into writer mode.
  • Excellent advice! Thank you for articulating what I've sensed about the importance of setting, especially in historical novels.
  • Day 1 NanoWrimo 11:35 a.m. Okay Nano started at 12:01 am and here it is almost 12 hours later and I haven’t written anything except emails and facebook messages. What...