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The Book of Waters
Leave a commentFebruary 5, 2020 by bradcharlesbeals
FROM THE BACK FLAP… The year is 2183, and the world of man has come back from the brink of …
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Done.
Leave a commentDecember 14, 2019 by bradcharlesbeals
A few months ago I wrote that I had finished the final installment of the Catastropolis series (I don’t know …
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Here, In-Between
Leave a commentSeptember 11, 2019 by bradcharlesbeals
I’ve just finished the third installment of my ____ trilogy. (Yes, I need a name for the set. Suggestions are …
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Out of the Blue: A Conversion Story
2June 8, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
It was on a weekday autumn afternoon in 1993 that my conversion to Christianity began. I was selling insurance then. …
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The One-Off Theme for Writer’s Block
Leave a commentJune 2, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
Looking for a temporary theme or motif can be a good way of grounding the narrative within a narrow span …
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Embracing Writer’s Block
Leave a commentMay 12, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
Fear not writer’s block. It is neither a malady nor a crisis nor an unhappy vicissitude of life, and pushing …
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10 Tools for Writer’s Block
1March 27, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
A car not starting is a car problem requiring a car solution. I understand that that’s stupidly obvious, but still, …
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Epistolaries at Dawn
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
Imitating another writer’s voice (as I wrote about here) requires time spent in the work of that writer, but picking …
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Two (more) Uses for the Indirect Quote
Leave a commentMarch 13, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
To speak or not to speak — that is the question. Last week I looked at the indirect quote as …
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Voice and Imitation
2February 28, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
The athlete doesn’t train to get good at training. He doesn’t ride a stationary bike or spend time in the …
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