Almost.....There......

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuggghhh this story has been brewing in my head for over a month now, and I really just want to start writing it, but I can't because it's not Nov. 1st yet. I've got lots and lots of notes in preparation, and I've done a few hours worth of research, but I really just want to start already. I've written the synopsis, and even entered it in the "30 covers, 30 days" contest. Come on, November!


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Character Crafting and Empathy in Writing

Also this: Robert Jackson Bennett on Empathy in Writing. (Swears warning, if you're sensitive to that kind of thing.)

I haven't read anything of his, but I'm all for other people striving to understand other people complexly! And I have noticed how poorly some men write women. C.S. Lewis was accused of writing women poorly until Till We Have Faces came out, and even then, a good number of people argue that it is successful only because of Joy's contributions.


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Interview with Arnold Lobel

Arnold Lobel is the author of possibly my favorite children's book: Owl at Home. His stories are simple, but strike deep. A Facebook friend posted this interview with Lobel, which I highly recommend. And go pick up a copy of Owl at Home if you don't have one already!


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More Info

Hi there!

So I decided to start this blog to keep my writing posts separate from my regular posts because probably not everyone who follows my regular blog is interested in NaNoWriMo updates and whatnot, and because I'm hoping to really begin a concerted effort to get more of my writing out into the world this year, and probably not many people who are interested in my writing are also interested in my cats or family vacations or what recipes I've been digging recently. So here we are.

Exciting news: I've joined a writing critique group! We meet every other week. I'll be presenting a piece next week that I've been working on off and on for the last year. It's a spooky story for Halloween. My sibs and I all challenged each other to write a scary story to read aloud this year and mine's almost done. Other than that, I've been taking as many notes as I can in my spare time to plot this year's NaNoWriMo novel, tentatively titled Acquaintances on a Train (get it? ha...ha...). I'll be installing the NaNoWriMo tracking widget here in the coming weeks.

I'm also on Tumblr now if you want to follow me there (theaebarber.tumblr.com). For kicks. Or whatever.


Wish me luck!


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Gearing up...

Plotting in progress.


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What? Another blog?

Absolutely!

Hello, world! :)


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