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Posts Tagged Writing

REMEMBERING THE JOY

By Jean Brashear on October 3, 2019   /   Behind the Scenes   /   2 Comments
REMEMBERING THE JOY

Sometimes life gives us gifts of pure grace; one such for me was meeting Pea. She began as an exercise in sheer fun—sitting on my deck in a wicker rocker, taking a few weeks off from my contracted writing to see if, after several years as a

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How Close Did I Come?

By Jean Brashear on September 19, 2019   /   Behind the Scenes   /   Leave a comment
How Close Did I Come?

I’ve told you before that I don’t love plotting ahead before I write a book, but when planning a series, sometimes even I have to take a stab at it. I will scribble notes on paper or the whiteboard in my office, and all too often they

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The Road and My Oddball Brain

By Jean Brashear on March 28, 2019   /   Behind the Scenes   /   7 Comments
The Road and My Oddball Brain

Sometimes I get stuck in a story and don’t know where to go next. (Usually a sign that I’m trying to force something to happen instead of letting the story flow organically.) It’s a weirdness of my brain and my process that planning out a story never

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Where I Create My Stories

By Jean Brashear on February 21, 2019   /   Behind the Scenes   /   Leave a comment
Where I Create My Stories

Being surrounded by pleasant memories and things I cherish is an important element of my workspace. Here’s a shot of one side of my desk, where I have my books lined up, steadied by a bookend our daughter brought back from a trip. Then there’s a doily of

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