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Don’t you love eureka moments?

Jean M. Cogdell's avatarJean's Writing

Those Ah-ha moments when the light bulb in your head flashes?

Me too! I love it when I figure out something.

After reading a post Do You Write Like a Reader by by Glenn Mori  over at  Flash Fiction Chronicles I had just such an epiphany.Eureka2

  • Ah-ha #1: Too many times I fail  to remain in the skin of my characters. To look around and describe what is happening through their eyes. I often worry about over writing. About my story looking as though a kid marked the paragraphs with a purple magic marker. One excellent writer who gets into the skin of her characters, without flowering it with purple prose, is Sheila Good over at Cow Pasture Chronicles. And I’m not biased just because she’s my sister.
  • Ah-ha #2: Like Mr. Mori I read between the lines when I proof my document. Instead of seeing what’s written, I re-experience what I was thinking…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

2 comments on “Don’t you love eureka moments?

  1. Glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for the reblog.

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