Tuesdays with Story
September 18, 2020
The first word . . .
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, “I will try again tomorrow.”
And they gathered once more . . .
Seven hopped on Zoom, Tuesday evening, to critique the works of six of their colleagues. Here is some of what was said:
— Jack Freiburger (2 poems) . . .
— Jaime Nelson Noven (chapter 2, Outsleep) . . . Chapter 2, Outsleep: We looked at flashbacks and the reason for them, misleading descriptions of bubbly doctors who aren’t bubbly and cow eyed wives who aren’t disliked, and the stereotype of the fainting woman. Jack suggested a “regular stranger” alternative to the confusing “regular waiter” image. We corrected my hospital logistical errors and honed in on clunky descriptions. Very helpful stuff!
–Amber Boudreau (chapters 30-32, Second Nature) . . . Amber’s chapters we’re pretty well received anything there was some question of how fast a small cabin would burn and there should be some mention of the roof feeling in at some point. Jaime wanted to know why the main character didn’t tell another who ordered the wolves after then.
- Also, I will be doing a virtual book launch at A Room if One’s Own on September 22nd at 6 pm for my debut YA fantasy, The Dragoneer. I’ll have a conversation with writer Tracey S. Phillips and we’ll talk about writing and answer questions.