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The State of the Land of Exposition

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
Extract from The Tales from the Land of Exposition – Journal of Plot Monitor #9 Celestial Time Stamp: Later Than Anticipated Weather: Suspiciously mild, with bouts of random musings So it’s been a while since the last update, but the state of things in the Land of…

Illusions and Delusions

By The Owl Lady February 13, 2017 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
The notion of perspective and its involvement in shaping (just about) everything in the story remains at the forefront of the plotting and pondering process. Toying with the idea of multiple narrators (first or third) is an option to consider, as it’s an effective, if complex method…

Sorting Out The Details

By The Owl Lady January 24, 2017 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
The plotting and pondering continues, as the world (real and fictional) changes from what it was into what it will be. How things will play out in the (near) future is yet to be determined; needless to say it’s going to be interesting (if not frustrating) from…

Progress in the Writing Process

By The Owl Lady January 15, 2017 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
Actual!writing has actually happened after months of plotting and pondering and pondering about the plotting. Though not that much actually writing has actually happened since the last blog entry, due to the few dormant land minds unexpectedly reactivating with a time sensitive detonator which could have spelled…

Beginnings and Endings

By The Owl Lady February 21, 2016 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
Quasi-philosophical questions of the night: When / where does a story begin? When / where does a story end? Does the story ever end? Or does it go on and on, my friends? [Apologies for the inadvertent ear worm.For those who don’t know the reference, search for “The…

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