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By Andrea Lewis // The question is rather uncomfortable than a mystery. It does not require a whole lot of research or knowledge to understand that we are done, when Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // I researched this topic from the position of a newbie, inexperienced to even recognize it. Have I been living under a rock? Perhaps, since, according to Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // I first came across the term “world building” when reading through Writing Fiction, A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French, in their Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // By the time you read this post, you will either be at the start of a second week of feverish writing, fully immersed into creating the Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // The variety of characters that actors get to play is what keeps them acting. Readers keep reading because either they relate to the characters that they Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // Steve Martin, actor and writer, confesses in his Masterclass that for the longest time, he found it difficult to write dialogue. However, after much practice, he Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // When opening a book/short story/narrative, we put a lot of thought into the first pages, doing our best to capture the attention of our readers. Beyond Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // When a group of writers put their minds and might into a project, it will come to life: The Lake Forest Writers’ Roundtable, which has been Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // Ask any avid reader what keeps them reading and finishing a book, and the answer is invariably suspense. Whether mystery, horror, romance, comedy, or memoir (yes, Continue reading
By Andrea Lewis // When I started writing my memoir, I thought I would write from memory, things that I remembered about meeting my husband and moving to the Continue reading