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Another One Bites the Dust

  Thud. That’s the sound of a chapter hitting the floor. Just cut one from The Rosewood House. It wasn’t a bad chapter, just not good for this book. It felt out of tone, and slowed the action. When I … Continue reading

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It’s Working Out … And So Am I

  I’m listening to my Mom read the first five chapters of The Rosewood House aloud to our family. A lot of feelings are tossing around inside my heart. ~The tone of her voice takes me back to childhood, and … Continue reading

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How Tweet It Is

  I love being able to share my thoughts on Twitter.com while writing, especially in the late hours of the night…or very early hours of the morning. It lets me chronicle my fleeting thoughts during the writing process, and gives … Continue reading

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Ready Are You?

  Editing Rosewood, I am. Sometimes when I cut and paste and move things around, the resulting paragraph is something between existentialist poetry and a

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It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It

  I’m proofing The Rosewood House, and going back through all my old notes to make sure I don’t miss anything. I love to see how my writing has changed over the past few months, as I’ve wrangled with words … Continue reading

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Nablopomonawrimo

  I had a personality enlightenment the other day—I was told that I have a tendency to begin things, but have a challenge completing them. NO-o-o-o…ya think? My folder full of pencil sketches can attest to this. Also the ink … Continue reading

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The End, the Beginning

It’s July 1st, the end of the 2008 Southern Cross Novel Challenge to write 50 thousand words of fiction in June. So…did I do it? © 2008 Christine Taylor, All Rights Reserved

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The Sound of Music – Day Nine

  Day Nine of SoCNoC–did I write anything yesterday? Maybe I just followed the beat of a different drummer…   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28ap5t_zHeI]   My blog is moving to its own site soon–Subscribe here!

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