HeyJaredRachael Reads and Writes
All things books! Reader, Writer, Librarian, & Harpist. In my cozy fantasy/fairytale era. "too sensitive," "too direct," “too many words," "too earnest,” “too much" CURRENT WIP: cozy (dystopian) fantasy novel | 1st draft: 5884 words
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Writing about the Past in ... Present Tense?? (opens the original)
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This past summer, a few writer friends and I worked through Ursula K. Le Guin’s book Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew. This is from week 6.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n1JD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.co
Ok, so, I have exciting news... (opens the original)
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An actual newsletter, you think? From Rachael?? Surely not!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="757" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i9Xw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.
Mer-lissa and the Deliberate Dearth of Description (opens the original)
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This summer, a few writer friends and I are working through Ursula K. Le Guin’s book Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew. This is week 5.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n1JD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fp
I think I've seen this film before ... and there are still opossums in it!! (opens the original)
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This summer, a few writer friends and I are working through Ursula K. Le Guin’s book Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew. This is week 4.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n1JD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fp
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