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This is not about the novel
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End of summer in Illinois
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The end will reveal itself
Focusing on the ways that each chapter builds on the others, keeping faith that the perfect ending will make itself known
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Reading the pond novel
Most of this week was lost to sickness, but I did make it to Morning Writing Club each morning, even if my brain was syrup once I was there. The routine…
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Ticking clocks
Upping the stakes in the pond novel
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A weekend getaway and a little fireworks history
Quick check-in this week because it’s Monday morning and I want to work on the novel. This week in writing I went away with my pond novel collaborator…
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1,000 Words of Summer, Part 3
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