This entry is an example of why I am struggling to follow Al’s wonderful advise in his book, The 90-Day-Novel. He instructs us to spend five minutes answering the five or so questions for that day (so about a minute per question), then spend 90 minutes giving thought to the outlines structure, then 30 minutesContinueContinue reading “Week two of The 90-Day Novel”
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WOOP Grant
I’m thrilled to share that the opening chapters of DAMNATION have qualified for the WOOP Grant! This grant, offered to regional members of the global children’s writers and illustrators society SCBWI, must be used to further the creation of my manuscript—a challenge I’m more than ready to tackle. To push myself even harder, I’ve pickedContinueContinue reading “WOOP Grant”
Kant’s Thought Experiment (writers learning about their characters)
Today I want to talk super quick about Kant’s Axe, also known as the Inquiring Murderer. Immanuel Kant believes that all moral judgments should be rationally supported: He is a moral absolutist: what is right is right, and what is wrong is wrong. There is no need to debate the scenario, because right and wrongContinueContinue reading “Kant’s Thought Experiment (writers learning about their characters)”
Annie Harmon 