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Calling My Muse
Walk-throughs as I plan my short stories and novels, with links to the finished pieces
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         Some people are able to sit down and dash out a story, spilling perfection with each drop of ink. No planning or thought is required.

         Not me.

         Oh, there are some stories that seem to spring, fully ripe, from my forehead, but those which require planning, or those related to my novel, take a little bit more time and effort.

         Once upon a time, I was able to create these stories by simply talking myself through the details. I got many strange looks. I can access the same type of creation process by typing things out, and am able to return to my ideas as a result. This makes it ideal for my novel and related stories.

         Incidentally, please feel free to check out the pieces I have put together to help me create this evil novel: "Invalid Item
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#39. INTRO - Caroline's trip
---->> ID #704544 entered on 08-24-10 @ 12:51 pm EDT

#38. DATAGIVE - scenes
---->> ID #703535 entered on 08-09-10 @ 11:33 pm EDT

#37. INTRO - scenes
---->> ID #703531 entered on 08-09-10 @ 7:27 pm EDT

#36. Intro - Point of View
---->> ID #700098 entered on 06-25-10 @ 7:44 pm EDT

#35. Setting
---->> ID #698699 entered on 06-09-10 @ 3:39 pm EDT

#34. INTRO - Um I took a break
---->> ID #681303 entered on 12-28-09 @ 3:35 pm EST

#33. INTRO - Warmup
---->> ID #680521 entered on 12-28-09 @ 3:36 pm EST

#32. INTRO - Setup?
---->> ID #680322 entered on 12-18-09 @ 3:39 pm EST

#31. Time for the rewrite
---->> ID #680209 entered on 12-17-09 @ 3:03 pm EST

#30. The. End.
---->> ID #680142 entered on 12-16-09 @ 8:26 pm EST

#29. FUTURE - Argument, disappearance, confrontation?
---->> ID #680101 entered on 12-16-09 @ 2:01 pm EST

#28. FUTURE - wtf?!
---->> ID #679989 entered on 12-15-09 @ 8:59 pm EST

#27. FUTURE - Overview
---->> ID #679658 entered on 12-12-09 @ 1:48 pm EST

#26. COMPUTE - concluding
---->> ID #679551 entered on 12-11-09 @ 1:13 pm EST

#25. COMPUTE - Overview
---->> ID #679249 entered on 12-08-09 @ 10:48 pm EST

#24. SUSPICION - Gaining trust
---->> ID #679109 entered on 12-08-09 @ 1:31 pm EST

#23. SUSPICION - Try again
---->> ID #679001 entered on 12-07-09 @ 1:10 pm EST

#22. SUSPICION - Intro (& title)
---->> ID #678554 entered on 12-03-09 @ 2:07 pm EST

#21. PLAN - Romance (cont)
---->> ID #678442 entered on 12-02-09 @ 6:39 pm EST

#20. PLANNING - Um. The plan?
---->> ID #678402 entered on 12-02-09 @ 3:34 pm EST

#19. PLAN - Planning
---->> ID #678297 entered on 12-01-09 @ 1:20 pm EST

#18. PLAN - Getting started
---->> ID #678154 entered on 11-30-09 @ 3:31 pm EST

#17. DATAGIVE - Out of the Water
---->> ID #677809 entered on 11-27-09 @ 12:55 pm EST

#16. DATAGIVE - Going Emo, but not sure where
---->> ID #677629 entered on 11-25-09 @ 3:11 pm EST

#15. DATAGIVE - Trust & Work
---->> ID #677461 entered on 11-24-09 @ 3:22 pm EST

#14. DATAGIVE - Gaining Trust
---->> ID #677340 entered on 11-23-09 @ 1:55 pm EST

#13. DATAGIVE - Dealing with paradoxes
---->> ID #677111 entered on 11-21-09 @ 3:42 pm EST

#12. DATAGIVE - *A* for Caroline, *4* for Jonathan
---->> ID #676883 entered on 11-19-09 @ 5:59 pm EST

#11. Time travel details
---->> ID #676870 entered on 11-19-09 @ 3:31 pm EST

#10. Why can't he stay with her?
---->> ID #676733 entered on 11-18-09 @ 6:21 pm EST

#9. Brainstorming Children's books
---->> ID #624693 entered on 12-16-08 @ 10:30 pm EST

#8. Marvin - Follow the van or stay put?
---->> ID #623812 entered on 12-11-08 @ 2:50 pm EST

#7. Beginning the Daily Novel-Writing
---->> ID #576008 entered on 03-27-08 @ 3:15 pm EDT

#6. Going Home
---->> ID #546086 entered on 11-01-07 @ 11:07 pm EDT

#5. Initials Carved on a Tree
---->> ID #452880 entered on 09-05-06 @ 3:52 pm EDT

#4. Effective Email ? (something about the office)
---->> ID #433243 entered on 06-13-06 @ 5:13 pm EDT

#3. More Newsletter Thoughts
---->> ID #429073 entered on 05-28-06 @ 7:40 pm EDT

#2. Newsletter musings
---->> ID #427817 entered on 05-23-06 @ 1:50 pm EDT

#1. Previous Creations - Links from my blog
---->> ID #374861 entered on 09-23-05 @ 4:41 pm EDT


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