Here, character character. Come to mama.

I have a story lodged in my head.  It is there, but it’s not quite solid enough yet.  My main problem is that the characters remain elusive.  I have had to apply something quite alien to me: patience.
Last night I lay awake, thinking of the characters, asking them very nicely to come out now so [...]

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Goodbye, heart. Best of luck.

Years ago, my sister read one of my early essays. She had an odd look in her eye when she’d finished it. “Don’t you feel self-conscious about exposing your soul like this?”
I especially remember her words when a novel is as ready as it ever will be, and the time for sending it [...]

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Next, please.

I’ve mentioned that at least two stories are usually brewing in my skull.  How do I know which one to write next?  How does it happen?
I cannot choose which story to write next.  I know this sounds stupid, but the stories sort it out among themselves.  All I can do is wait.
Usually, the story starts [...]

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