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Taking a Creative Writing Class

 I decided to take a creative writing class last month. I signed up for a course at Colorado Free University.  It was for three and an half hours long. It was last Saturday and the instructor was Patty Martin. It was a  very good course and I am glad I went. We did different exercises and then read them out loud. It help me  get a better handle on characters and setting.  The book I started I think I will be starting over on the characters might keep a few things but they need a  major overhaul. I am not looking forward to that but I think it needs to be done. 😖 The joy of writing.  I will be sitting my butt down on Saturday and Sunday to start the process. To bad I could not work on it  all in one day but I do have to have clean clothes and dishes. No one else can do them for me.  I also need to clean up my desk. I have too many distractions still when I try to write. But it is kind of  hard  to make sure no distractions are aroun...
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Deciding to write a book

 At the beginning of 2023 I got an idea for a book. I wrote down my idea and promptly did not do anything further. Then in November of 2023 I decided for once I am going to do something with a book idea and write a book. I decided that it will be a Fantasy book. It will not be a romantic fantasy or fantasy romance. It will be a fantasy thriller.  I need to read a few more thrillers to make sure I understand what makes a good thriller. I want to write something that will keep me interested and which should keep other readers interested. I am learning that getting started is just the beginning of writing a book. There is so much to think about besides the beginning, middle and ending. I need to look at world building, character building, building a story line, building my knowledge on subjects that will help me build my story's world, characters and story. Finding out what makes a good story. Finding that I really do not know as much as I thought about writing.  How I found...
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