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    Recent Notes from My Journal about Writing

    March 3: After I sent off my Neyna manuscript, I was having more and more thoughts that certain things should be different in the epilogue. I decided…… Read more “Recent Notes from My Journal about Writing”

    March 8, 2023 by mariejudson

    New Year Storms and Writing by Hand

    I missed my blog post due to a 3-day power outage this week. We’ve had trees down, rivers flooding, school closure … Nothing out of the ordinary…… Read more “New Year Storms and Writing by Hand”

    January 9, 2023 by mariejudson

    Keeping Track

    Writing a fantasy sci-fi series, one can imagine the number of names, places, and terms for things in other languages—foods, animals, types of cloth—to keep track of.…… Read more “Keeping Track”

    December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by mariejudson

    New Way to Find A Good Read

    Recently I was asked by shepherd.com staff to create an author page for their new-ish site that guides readers. They ask an author to describe five books…… Read more “New Way to Find A Good Read”

    October 26, 2022 by mariejudson

    Waiting

    When I contemplate my next blog post, I search for what’s burning inside me. Or else go looking for a topic that intrigues me, a question I…… Read more “Waiting”

    September 14, 2022 by mariejudson

    Ongoing Recording Saga

    The experience of recording a chapter every week keeps bringing new insights and learning. I’ve now heard my first chapter aired (sorry about the bit of background…… Read more “Ongoing Recording Saga”

    September 7, 2022 by mariejudson

    I did it!

    Click on this image after Sept. 4 to hear my reading of Braided Dimensions, Ch. 1 I finally recorded my first chapter! I woke up thinking I’d…… Read more “I did it!”

    August 31, 2022 by mariejudson

    Recording Audio Books

    I’m a fairly brave person. But now that I’ve committed to recording my books for radio, I find myself shying away. I perform on stage with a…… Read more “Recording Audio Books”

    August 24, 2022 by mariejudson

    Handwritten vs. typed

    Among my friends, we talk a lot about the topic of handwriting vs. typing on computer in regard to recording dreams: the quality of recounting them by…… Read more “Handwritten vs. typed”

    August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 by mariejudson

    What comes first, plot or characters?

    The author of Story Genius would vehemently say the main character (MC) comes first—not just the MC but the MC’s history. According to the author, Lisa Cron,…… Read more “What comes first, plot or characters?”

    July 5, 2022 by mariejudson

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