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It Takes a Village

July 26, 2020 Susan

To Give Birth to a Book I have recently finished the first draft of a novel. This is my seventh…

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Posted in: Friends of the Library, Writing Filed under: 1960s, beta readers, characters, Eudora Welty, isolation, John and Mary Margaret, Memphis, mixed race relationships, Ole Miss, On Writing, pandemic, racial unrest, setting, southern saga

“Workshopping” a Manuscript

October 3, 2018 Susan

  On October 27 I’m leading a one-day writing workshop at Novel bookstore in Memphis. So far fifteen people have…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: characters, conflict, dialogue, manuscript critique process, Novel Books Memphis, pacing, plot, Poets & Writers, publication, scenes, style, voice, Writers Digest, writing workshop

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