The Power to Pivot

This is about how life can change in the blink of an eye. And it's about how those changes can be traumatic but also can usher in a new - and possibly better - phase of one's life.

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Growing a Plot From a Stem

I come up with characters, or more properly - they show up, and I put them in a scene and see how they work and what happens. When it gels and feels exciting, I keep going. At this point, I generally have no idea where the story is going. I just let the scenes unroll naturally and explore from ther

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2023: Reach For The Sky
Even before this time of the year – the annual musing on endings/beginnings days – got here, I’ve been thinking about what I want to change about how I’m living.
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Dance: no language, just sound
My love of dance is one of the things that's shaped me. And dancing and music are important in my Eleriannan stories.
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A Big Why for 2023
I've been thinking about the Big Why, as in "Why do you do X thing?" aka "What's your motivation?" It's been on my mind for a while, actually, combined with thoughts about legacy and how much fame is enough. It's all entwined together in my thoughts, so I've been pulling at the threads.
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