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Top 5 board games for writers

December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 Sara Thorn 1 Comment Bookworms, Games, Writing Arkham Horror, Battlestar Galactica, Ghost Stories, Mysterium, Sherlock Holmes
Bookworm familiars playing D&D

That’s right, a blog post that combines two of my favorite pastimes—board games and fiction writing! Why should you play board games as a writer?

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The big revision puzzle

August 4, 2015May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Bookworms, Pawns of Zier, Possession, Writing Revision
Fox writing

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. If there’s anything I know I absolutely need to do when revising a novel, it’s

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How to write a novel you want to read

May 19, 2015May 4, 2018 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Writing Editing, First draft, Revision, Writing
The magic of books

Want to write a novel you love, but you’re stuck somewhere on the way? Check out this post.

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Writing is like reading, only better

April 28, 2015May 2, 2018 Sara Thorn 1 Comment Writing books, Writing
Fox writing

You know when you find that perfect book, the one where the characters resonate with you, the plot is fascinating, the themes are just up

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Inventing languages

April 21, 2015May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Fantasy, Pawns of Zier, Possession, Writing
Cheetah studying cat language

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. Learning languages isn’t always the funniest thing in the world, memorizing new words and what

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Possession first draft complete–and some nerdy writing statistics

March 24, 2015May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 7 Comments Pawns of Zier, Possession, Writing

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. Yesterday, I typed the magic words on Possession–“The End”! 🙂 It hasn’t quite sunk in

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Gorgeous characters

February 10, 2015May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 6 Comments Pawns of Zier, Possession, Reading and Books, Writing

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. It struck me the other day just how many characters in books are gorgeous and

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Likable characters don’t need to be nice

January 6, 2015January 6, 2015 Sara Thorn 2 Comments TV & Movies, Writing
Cheetah with popcorn

I recently watched the hilarious movie Thank you for smoking, the 2005 satirical film about a tobacco industry lobbyist, and I got to thinking about

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From pantsing to plotting

December 16, 2014December 29, 2014 Sara Thorn 10 Comments Writing
Fox writing

I’ve always been a pantser, sometimes called a discovery-writer, which means I get some kernel of an idea and then I just write my way

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Zier worldbuilding fun

December 9, 2014May 8, 2018 Sara Thorn 0 Comment Dual, Fantasy, Pawns of Zier, Possession, Writing Worldbuilding
Desert image

Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. This month, I’m prepping for writing the first draft of Possession–my fantasy novel about a dying

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