Authenticity: Perfecting the Recipe
My fiction students and I have spent a healthy amount of time talking about how to achieve authenticity in our work. The trick is not...
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- May 14, 2016
- 2 min
Rejection Club: Join Your Favorite Writers
I had a great week in terms of writing life—three rejections rolled in. Two I completely expected. I'd aimed high in sending a new story...
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smeltzmail
- Mar 24, 2016
- 2 min
Writer's Block's Kryptonite: Knowing Your Process
In a recent "Getting to Know Our Instructors" interview for WriterHouse, one of the questions was about writer's block, and if I had any...
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smeltzmail
- Feb 27, 2016
- 1 min
"The Fine Art of Goldfish" Takes Flight
I'm super-psyched to report my short story, "The Fine Art of Goldfish" is out in Apeiron Review's Issue 10. Check it out on page 5 in the...
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smeltzmail
- Sep 8, 2015
- 2 min
When Trains Collide: Building a Compelling Plot
Upon reaching page 100 in my novel draft, I realize that I know one of my trains really well. By train, I mean my protagonist. The other...
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smeltzmail
- Sep 3, 2015
- 2 min
Keep Putting Words to Page
Writing a difficult scene last night, I almost made myself physically ill. It was like method acting (or like I imagine method acting I...
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smeltzmail
- Aug 24, 2015
- 2 min
Potatoes in Space: Publishing Evolution
The man made me really, really care about taters. Now I am already a lover of potatoes, but it's kind of a generalized love—to quote...
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smeltzmail
- Aug 11, 2015
- 2 min
Writerly Inspiration: Catching the Bubbles
Making the decision to return to my more writerly way of life has prompted the most wonderful discussions with my friends and family, as...
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smeltzmail
- Aug 6, 2015
- 3 min
Seeing All the Colorful Pieces
Today was my dear Aunt Ruth's funeral. After a very rough two weeks, feeling exhausted and emotionally raw, something kicked in...
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smeltzmail
- Jul 22, 2015
- 1 min
Read. Listen. Write. Repeat. Finding Inspiration in Others' Work
Whenever I'm in a really productive writing groove, I surround myself with inspirational creative outputs from others. I've been on a...
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smeltzmail
- Jul 11, 2015
- 2 min
Literary Pilgrimage: Lucy Maud Montgomery's inspiration for Anne's Green Gables
Today I visited the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery's Green Gables, home to the beloved character Anne Shirley. I'm in Canada for...
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smeltzmail
- Jul 10, 2015
- 1 min
Writers Before the Interwebs Were HARD CORE!
With as frequently as I find myself doing an internet search for information for my novel in progress, I realize writers years ago, as...
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smeltzmail
- Jul 8, 2015
- 1 min
A New(ish) Coinage I Hope to Spread Via My Novel (and Everywhere)
Be advised: adult language to ensue. Have you ever been stumped for just the apt word or phrase to describe a particularly bad situation?...
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smeltzmail
- Jul 7, 2015
- 1 min
This Little Writing Life of Mine
So this is my new blog, from Kristie Smeltzer, aspiring writer. Here I'll chronicle writing adventures, misadventures, and stuff I find...
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