The End. First Draft Completed.
Earlier this week, I wrote those most coveted words on the page. I centered them, in caps, skipped a couple of lines and wrote: THE…
Review of The Outlaw Album by Daniel Woodrell
Written by Jessica Argyle and published in Solares Hill, Key West, February 2012 The Outlaw Album is Daniel Woodrell’s first collection of stories after…
Rolling, rolling, rolling
Reporting from the field. Just dodged a bullet by trying to improve, i.e. complicate, the plot of my novel by adding a stash of gold…
Life gets in the way, but still
I’m sure I’m not alone when I break promises to myself. Particularly writing promises. I haven’t posted in the last two weeks and didn’t write…
Novel mid-point. Tackling the sagging middle
My word count tells me I am right at the midpoint but my storyline says more like two thirds. So do I need more story?…
Researching a novel. Write what you want to know
If you wonder why no one comments after you detail the particulars of wood grain, or how tornadoes form, chances are you may also be…
First you write the novel. . .
It’s tempting to believe that a traditional publisher will take care of everything once my novel gets accepted for publication. All I will have to…
Place, in Fiction
Lately my favorite books feature place prominently. I love to feel familiar with an area as much as with the characters that inhabit it. I…
What’s Blooming – My Key West Garden in May
It’s great to head outside, write my morning papers anytime of the year and check out what’s blooming all year long. I have a tiny…
TSKW – Writes of Spring at 750 words a day, because I can’t be trusted
I have wanted to write this post for awhile but couldn’t tell the story about my work just in case any of the judges happened…