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Writing Process

Where do stories come from?

On a writers’ forum, someone posed the question. “Where do your story ideas come from?” For me, it’s largely environmental. I pull characters and situations/plots from real life. I may hear a snippet of conversation while waiting in line for a cup of coffee, or I see someone and wind a story around them. Example: …

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By Susan LynLeave a Comment on Where do stories come from?updated on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Writing Process

Fictional Universe

As a reader, I love reading stories from the same universe. It’s like unexpectedly bumping into an old friend. I am the worst at remembering things like author’s names and book titles. I’m the same with songs. I can’t tell you the band or album’s name but I can hum you the tune and sing …

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By Susan LynLeave a Comment on Fictional Universeupdated on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021
Writing Process

Like A Snapped Elastic

Ever played with a sling shot or even just stretched an elastic too far and then watched it overshoot your hand when it’s released. Flinging whatever was bound by the catapult to the four winds That, dear friends, is what my brain is like these days. Life got in the way and I stopped writing …

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By Susan LynLeave a Comment on Like A Snapped Elasticupdated on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
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Book Lengths

I have to admit, I love the new book lengths which have emerged with the advent of e-books. With print books, romances needed to be around the 200 page mark to be published. Shorter stories weren’t profitable to print. As a writer, 75-100 pages seems to be my sweet spot. These novels are long enough …

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By Susan LynLeave a Comment on Book Lengthsupdated on May 12, 2021May 5, 2021

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