Spoiler warning: Don’t read if you haven’t watched the final season of Stranger Things.
Read moreGladys, the Christmas Goose
“Merry Christmas,” my husband says and hands me a large box.
I tear into the wrapping paper, wondering what in the world this could be. I’d already received all the items from my wish list: a steam cleaner, a lightbox, and a subscription to Our State magazine. This gift was going to be a total surprise.
Pulling the final pieces of tape off, I open the box flaps and stare inside, incredulous. “It’s a…goose?”
People Watching in Fiction
Starting off this post with a PSA: Go watch Ripple on Netflix. I need more seasons of this show!
Okay, now I’ll loop back and talk about what brings me to this request…
Read more2 Reasons I'm not moving to Substack.
I’m trying something new.
Read moreThe Crayons I Bring to the Function
I’m working on a new book idea. And this time, I’m doing more upfront planning such as outlining and character development. I’m also reading more craft books. In Lisa Cron’s excellent Story Genius, she includes a story about elementary schoolers trying to write stories by throwing everything they can think of into a single plot prompt. She refers to it as “drawing with every crayon in the box.”
Which got me thinking… Which crayons do my characters have to color with, and how does that affect the way I draw them in on the page?