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Your Mind’s Eye

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Julia French

In your mind’s eye, do you picture the story you are reading or writing happening in real-life locations? Do you picture your favorite narrative taking place in your back yard, your grandmother’s farm, or the national park you and your … Continue reading →

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Out of the Deep Freeze

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Julia French

The midwestern US has its share of cold snaps, but this year was a record-breaker. On the worst day the air temperature stood at -25° and the wind chill was reported at -49°. Today, the second day of February, the … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block: The Obligatory Post

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Julia French

Some writers insist there is no such thing as writer’s block, and they are blessed with steady production for as long as their writing careers last. Not every writer is so lucky. Writer’s block can strike at any time, for … Continue reading →

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My Haunted Village

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Julia French

This month I will give you a brief tour of my haunted Halloween cemetery. This idea sprang from the day I picked up three cheap plastic tombstones from the local craft store to put on my windowsill for Halloween. Now … Continue reading →

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A Mazement

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Julia French

–Longleat Hedge Maze (England), from Wikimedia Commons I can’t speak for others, but for me the journey of writing is like walking through a maze—specifically a hedge maze, set in a sunny clearing in the middle of a deep, dark … Continue reading →

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I reddit Last Night

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Julia French

— picture courtesy of Wikimedia Commons After YouTube, reddit has to be the greatest time waster in the world. Whenever I am trying to fix an awkward place in my first draft, reddit comes to my recue. It’s probably the … Continue reading →

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