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Eight Things I Learned about Writing This Month
I recently finished John Truby's The Anatomy of Story--an in-depth book about the craft of writing. It'd been a while since I'd read a...

Alyssa Rogan
Apr 21, 20205 min read
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"First Drink" (Flash Fiction)
Reedsyblog.com describes flash fiction as "a medium of brief and enclosed stories. Its average word count ranges anywhere from five to...

Alyssa Rogan
Oct 26, 20194 min read
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My Best Writing Advice Summed Up in Six Words
You ready for it? Here it is: Don't Be So Hard On Yourself. I'll extrapolate below. I was inspired to write today's post thanks to this...

Alyssa Rogan
Sep 10, 20195 min read
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How the Beach Boys Have Influenced My Writing
I love the Beach Boys. The exact moment I became a fan was in my brother's car on Christmas Eve 2017. We were driving to Record Archives...

Alyssa Rogan
Sep 8, 20194 min read
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How To Organize Material for your Novel
In light of my latest post about Pre-Writing, I thought I'd follow-up with an article on how I organize my writing material. Now that I'm...

Alyssa Rogan
Jun 30, 20195 min read
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Pre-Writing: Crafting the Early Stages of a Novel
Pantser or plotter? It's a common question discussed in writing communities. Do I plot chapter by chapter, or do I let imagination do its...

Alyssa Rogan
Jun 26, 20197 min read
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