Category Archives: muse

Writing Life: When You’re Hot, You’re Hot

Posted on June 4, 2016 by SharonJoss

Summer arrived with a bang this month. This weekend, most of Oregon is under an excessive heat warning for the next two days. Temperatures are predicted to top 100 degrees where I live. It’s early yet, so I’ve got my … Continue reading →

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Feed the Muse

Posted on April 17, 2014 by SharonJoss

Every once in a while (and thankfully, it doesn’t happen often), I start feeling a little like a hamster in a cage– running forward as fast as I can, but not going anywhere. The last few weeks, I’ve been in … Continue reading →

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Plotting: What Am I?

Posted on January 16, 2011 by SharonJoss

When I wrote my first manuscript and short stories, I was what’s known as a ‘pantser’.  I didn’t know what a ‘pantser’ was, until someone in my writing group defined the term for me as someone who writes by the … Continue reading →

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