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4/16/11 — What a Difference a Tune Makes…

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

My friend Sylvia Dickey Smith asked an interesting question on her fan page the other day. She was looking for insights into what brought your favorite characters to life for a workshop she is doing. I shared the basics of … Continue reading →

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4/8/11 — National Poetry Month

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

April is officially National Poetry Month. As a poet, I can’t let that slide without recognition, now can I? Take a moment sometime this month, when you need a respite from taxes and tedium and read a poem. Maybe you’ll … Continue reading →

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4/2/11 — Do Your Characters Ever Take Over the Writing?

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Sometimes, if I am really in the zone writing, something will happen completely out of left field that I had no intention of putting in the piece. Do that ever happen to you? For example, many years ago, writing “Grandmother Clause” … Continue reading →

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3/26/11 — What is YOUR One Essential Reference?

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

It’s Saturday, so we won’t get too cerebral today, but this is a question I have been pondering for the last couple of days. If you were moving across the country in a covered wagon (this is an exercise I … Continue reading →

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