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Butt In Chair

Butt In Chair

Jun 7, 2020 | Writing

Start in the middle. That’s what I tell my students. “Mrs. Fanning, I know what I want to say but I can’t figure out how to start.” “Skip it,” I say. “Start in the middle. Then we’ll go back and write the opening.” Or we won’t. Sometimes the best writing just drops a...
Of Fiction and Quilts

Of Fiction and Quilts

Aug 7, 2017 | Musings, Writing

When I tripped and fell and wrote a novel, I struggled a little to justify it. I had this feeling that fiction was somehow “less than.” It was just a story. It had a happy ending because fiction really should. But my story wasn’t a biblical allegory like Narnia. It...
Moral of the Story: Check Your Spam Folder

Moral of the Story: Check Your Spam Folder

Apr 24, 2017 | Musings, Writing

I’m pleased (honored, thrilled, happy dancing) to tell you that I have signed with a literary agent! Rachelle Gardner of Books & Such Literary Agency is now my representative to help me sell my stories to a publisher. I know. I sit and blink a lot. But,...