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Resolution 2027: This is the year I finish the book!
We gather on Zoom with a quick check-in, end with an optional chat. But mostly we're just putting our heads down and clacking keyboards together. Every single day, January 2-31.
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"The stuff about narrative drive and how character and plot are intertwined especially helped me spot where my own stories were dragging."
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Book Broker--an interview with Rachel Altemose
"For me, it's all about the voice."
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First proof from the designer. Whatcha think? What would you guess the genre is? What might the book be about?
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Today's #WordOfTheDay is trouvaille.
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The #WordOfTheDay is ‘disparate.’
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ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster OCTOBER 26, 2026 disparate adjective | DISS-puh-rut different from each other
Manual: From Latin manualis (“of the hand”), from manus (“hand”).
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Court: From Old French cort (“enclosed yard”), from Latin cohors (“enclosure, yard”).
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If your protagonist is drifting along with the plot and not driving it, readers may have a hard time connecting with the character and becoming immersed in the story.
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Story Skeleton—The Godfather
Vito Corleone is a godfather of crime, but he is also a godfather of plot.
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Logic: From Greek logike (“reasoning”), from logos (“word, reason”).
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