Wednesday, July 31

Digging deeper to build a setting that matters

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Laurel Garver
I love my critique group. They're gifted and enthusiastic and most of all, thoughtful. They've given me the courage to take big risks in my writing, but they also won't settle...

Wednesday, July 24

Five ways to find the story you HAVE to write

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Laurel Garver
What's the difference between a story you poke away at aimlessly when the fancy strikes, and one that dogs you when you're going about your business, haunts your dreams and waking...

Wednesday, July 17

Staying on track...and a bit of Potter fun

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Laurel Garver
Dear Blog, It's not you, it's me. I've been seeing other loves. Specifically a manuscript I started in 2008 and feared I'd never finish. I've written two and a half chapters...

Wednesday, July 10

One reason you should never ignore setting

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Laurel Garver
While copy editing at work, I came across a quote by Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) that hits on something important about the intersection of setting and character. After all...

Tuesday, July 2

I'm back!

Tuesday, July 02, 2013 Laurel Garver
Oxford, where we spent our first jet-lagged day. We returned from our UK trip yesterday evening and soldiered on valiantly to stay awake until 8 p.m. (1 a.m. UK time). I brought...
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City dweller, word nerd, Indie film enthusiast and incurable Anglophile. Professor's wife and mom to a young adult daughter. Follower of the Good Shepherd, who is faithful when we are faithless. My poetry and fiction explore the places where heart and soul are tested and growing up truly begins.

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