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Processing Feedback
how to handle the help you're given
Feb 23
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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Subtlety
How to Follow a John Gardner Prompt without Mentioning a Barn
Feb 8
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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The Walk-Through
setting's not just about surfaces; it's about story
Feb 6
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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December 2023
Tertiary Territory
minor characters can have major impact
Dec 29, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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Keeping Time
without days and dates
Dec 7, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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November 2023
Inspiration, Thanksgiving, Change
navigating (around) the truth, in memoir or fiction
Nov 30, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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Pastiche
emulate your idols
Nov 8, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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Working Annotated Table of Contents
a scaffold to hold up — and help you to keep tabs on — your work-in-progress
Nov 3, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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October 2023
(Not) Talking About Trauma
Or why would Ishmael ever ship out again?
Oct 26, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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Variation in Tone, Poetry in Prose
the shape of sentences matters
Oct 8, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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September 2023
Glancing at Eros
come on in, the water's fine
Sep 28, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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Finishing School
why is it so hard to complete a book?
Sep 14, 2023
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Elizabeth Gaffney
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