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.

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Read more | Comments (2) | July 14, 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 [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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

Table of Content

Archives

Topics

Fav Blogs

Fav Websites

Life Stream

Blogger Zoom

Join Mailing List!

Receive My Blog News!

Delivered by FeedBurner

 Subscribe to my feed!

On Sale Now!

Read “Dancing Siva” from Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident

Coming Soon!

Poll

Do you buy holiday-themed books?

  • I buy them for myself. (100%, 1 Votes)
  • I do not buy them. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • I buy them to give and get. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • I buy them to give. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 1

Loading ... Loading ...

RSS Anjuelle’s Writing Life

  • More Than Silver and Gold: Men, Divorce and Suicide March 11, 2010
    More Than Silver and Gold Men, Divorce and Suicide "American men are four times more likely than women to take their own lives. It's a troubling phenomenon, rooted in such factors as genetics, upbringing and even career choice. But a growing body of research suggests that divorce is one of the major culprits in suicides among adult males." --K […]
  • Promises to Myself, Blogging, and Passion… March 10, 2010
    When I decided to self-publish my novel I knew that I would have to set up a website on which I would post blogs. The basis of any website involves dispensing useful information. We do this through writing blog posts. Much like fellow classmates in my MFA Program in Creative Writing at Goddard College [...] […]
  • Of Dimensions of Experience, Mystery and Feet of Practicality… March 10, 2010
    Climax follows a time of crisis in a story. As the narrative heads for resolution the protagonist must decide how she or he will evidence not only their survival and triumph of the great battle she or he has fought, but how they will manifest those that shift in consciousness, that change of heart, in a way that will allow the experience to remain alive with […]
  • Henrietta Lacks and Her Immortal Cells: Questions of Ethics and Justice March 9, 2010
    Henrietta Lacks and Her Immortal Cells by Rebecca Skloot Questions of Ethics and Justice Checkout my new Squidcast @ ...where the pain of family meets a change of heart...and compassion... Questions of Ethics and Justice […]
  • Blogging, Resistance, and Developing Discipline… March 9, 2010
    I like blogging for several reasons, the first of which is that it strengthens my writing. It’s often hard for fiction writers to commit to blogging on a regular basis. Much of our resistance comes from our dedication to crafting and refining our stories and novel. It takes time, a lot, to draft and revise our [...] […]