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What’s In a Name?

Whatchamacallit Thingamabob Thingamajig Thingy Doodad Gizmo Doohickey What do you say when you don’t know the name of something? You go searching for something to call it. We all do it. But why? Because objects and things need names. We … Continue reading

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Creating Patterns as a Novelist – Part III

Patterns in Plotting In this series about patterns in plotting we’ve established that, contrary to other areas such as science and the humanities, novelists must create patterns. (As opposed to other areas that tend to discover patterns.) This need to … Continue reading

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