Uncertainty

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings

Setting out to write a story or novel is one of the most difficult tasks a person can undertake. Several things make the work hard, one of which is uncertainty.
We start out at the beginning of a story, thinking we know where we are going, holding some idea of where we’d like to travel.

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Read more | Comments (2) | July 14, 2009

Planning Your Novel: My Notebook

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings

I have a notebook for every novel I write. I make notes on short stories I write, but novels deserve an entire notebook.
My novels, as with all stories I write, begin in my head. Since earning my MFA I give much thought to my novels before I write, sometimes as much 3 years or more. [...]

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Read more | Comments (0) | May 19, 2009

The Map is Not the Terrain-Jon Franklin and His Outline

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings

With the last of t he edits underway on my new publication, The House, due for release in Fall 2009, I’ve found myself pondering my next story. A novel, the idea came to me sometime last week.
I now realize it popped into my head after overhearing a conversation wherein a middle-aged woman in speaking to [...]

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Read more | Comments (0) | May 12, 2009

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