Caroline Starr Rose

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On Writing

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Please don’t beat yourself up if the plot of your story doesn’t leap from your head onto the page all neat and tidy. Sometimes it takes a lot of exploring and digging and pondering before your character is ready to fully share who she is and what’s bugging her. In every book I write, I generally throw out 200-300 pages of scenes and chapters that don’t work. Was that wasted effort? Of course not! It’s all part of the adventure.
— Laurie Halse Anderson

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  1. Jessica Lawson says

    December 12, 2017 at 7:30 am

    Needed this today! Wise words.

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  2. Carole Dagg says

    December 12, 2017 at 9:38 am

    Reassuring to know even the masters go down some dead ends before reaching home.

    Reply

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