Posts Tagged ‘first drafts’
Let Them Talk: Dialogue in First Drafts
I’m working on the first draft of a new novel set in 1920 in my native southeastern Illinois. At that time, Prohibition created an opportunity for bootleggers which, of course, led to violence as most illegal operations tend to do. That’s only one part of the book I’m trying to write. The KKK was prominent…
Read MoreCourage, Confidence, Curiosity: Writing the First Draft
My neighbor, Uwe, likes to walk. I mean, really walk. Five, seven, ten miles—it’s nothing for him, and he’s a little shy of 75 years old. Sometimes he’s on the treadmill next to mine at the local YMCA where I run five miles every other day, but I know he likes to get out on…
Read MoreFirst Drafts: The Delight of the Surprise
This afternoon, Cathy and I made our first pilgrimage of the growing season to Bambi’s Produce Market a few miles out in the country from where we live. Sunday afternoons, so it seems, are perfect for such trips, partly because we have the time and partly because such drives remind me of similar ones I…
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