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Category: Writing Process

The Rambling Writer Talks Landscape

November 15, 2016 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Sara Stamey at bookviewcafe.com (Photo #1) Those familiar with my writing know that vivid settings…

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Posted in: General, Writing Process Filed under: Shakespeare weather, writing exercise, Writing landscape, Writing Settings

What Off Earth Made me Write my First Novel?

November 13, 2016 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Sara Stamey at bookviewcafe.com It’s been fun to revisit my early writing, as Book View…

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Posted in: New novel release, Writing Process Filed under: artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, First novel, homeworld stranger, polyandrous, prodigal daughter, Wild Card Run

Writing Full-Time Versus a Day Job

November 12, 2016 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Sara Stamey at bookviewcafe.com The Rambling Writer quits teaching—well, almost…. I knew from an early…

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Posted in: Writing Process Filed under: day job, statistic on author earnings, teaching writing, writer's wages, Writing full-time

Author Events — What Kind do You Like?

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Posted on May 2, 2015 by Sara Stamey at bookviewcafe.com Author events can take different forms: Author reads prose or poetry…

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Posted in: New novel release, Writing Process Filed under: author events, AWP, bookstore, Joy Harjo, Tobias Wolff, Ursula K. LeGuin, Village Books

My Hemingway Complex

November 11, 2016 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Sara Stamey on bookviewcafe.com A writerly brag: a psychological diagnosis was created just for me!…

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Posted in: General, Writing Process Filed under: Hemingway, travel, writing inspiration

The Power of Place in Fiction

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Posted on February 7, 2015 by Sara Stamey at bookviewcafe.com “Nothing Happens Nowhere.” “Your characters need an atmosphere in order to…

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Posted in: General, Writing Process Filed under: inspiration for writing, landscape, setting in fiction

Rambles in England, Part 2

November 10, 2016 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Sara Stamey at bookviewcafe.com St. Paul’s Cathedral and John Donne’s Memorial: I was eager to…

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Posted in: Travels, Writing Process Filed under: John Donne, No Man is an Island, St. Paul's Cathegral, writing inspiration

Elements of Romance in other Fiction Genres

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Posted on September 6, 2014 by Sara Stamey at bookviewcafe.com Romance crossover novels seem to be popping up all over, and…

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Posted in: Writing Process Filed under: cross-genre, elements of storytelling, fantasy, mainstream, mystery, paranormal romance, romance, Sara Stamey, science fiction, suspense, Thriller, Writing life and tagged art of writing

The Rambling Writer’s Train Journey: the Chilean vintage sleeper train

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Posted on August 23, 2014 by Sara Stamey at Bookviewcafe.com I was lucky enough to ride the 1930s-era German-built sleeper train…

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Posted in: Travels, Writing Process Filed under: chile, place as inspiration in writing, Puerto Montt, sleeper train

Fictional Characters: Where do they come from?

November 9, 2016 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Sara Stamey at Bookviewcafe.com  “How do you come up with the characters in your novels?…

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Posted in: Travels, Writing Process Filed under: creating characters, inspiration for novels, inspiration for writing, novel writers

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