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The Pinball Plot

December 30, 2016August 31, 2017 jenmichellemason

Let’s play a game! A what-if guessing game. What if all your dreams came true in the New Year? What if, instead, your worst nightmares actually happened? What is something you’d never imagine befalling you and what if that very … Continue reading The Pinball Plot

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Get Lost: A Story for Writers Who Haven’t Found Their Way

November 18, 2015August 9, 2017 jenmichellemason

When a girl goes camping all by herself, as I did this past weekend, she is bound to undergo at least one significant spiritual transformation, or discover at least one profound truth about her inner self. I will share with … Continue reading Get Lost: A Story for Writers Who Haven’t Found Their Way

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Stoke the Soul Fires

February 18, 2015January 5, 2017 jenmichellemason

    You see that up there? White space. Blank, empty, open page. Writers face (and curse) that every day. “What?” The vast white screen chins at us. Aggressive. Challenging. Mocking. What are we going to put on it? What … Continue reading Stoke the Soul Fires

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Edit Like Jack the Ripper

October 16, 2014September 22, 2015 jenmichellemason

Jack o’ lanterns are assembling on stoops and driveways like plump neighbors gossiping, grinning, sneering, and gawking at the neighborhood goings’on. Spiders of all sizes, hairiness, and sparkliness lurk over every window and doorway. Bats, ghouls, mummies, Frankenstein monsters, vampires, and witches … Continue reading Edit Like Jack the Ripper

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Radical Approaches to Writing, Pt. 5

September 8, 2014September 11, 2015 jenmichellemason

When last I posted on the Radical Approaches to Writing series, I was prepping for my Ikkyu (brown belt) exam in aikido. To pass, I had to master over 140 hand-to-hand combat techniques. Essentially, it’s like a really long kinesthetic multiple … Continue reading Radical Approaches to Writing, Pt. 5

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