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Behind the Scenes: Music and My Writing Process

Posted on June 22, 2017November 19, 2017 by Jennifer Gregson

In one of my writing groups over on Facebook, there was a discussion not too long ago about music and writing. I was seriously surprised that so many of the writers (many self-published professionals) don’t listen to music while they work…I have a hard time not listening to music during certain parts of my process….

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Creating a 3-Act Structure with Tarot Cards

Posted on June 8, 2017November 19, 2017 by Jennifer Gregson

I’m back for part two of my writing exercises using the Tarot for Writers book and my tarot cards.  Last week I created a new character, named Leo, and this week I’m using an exercise on page 72 about creating a three-act structure with two plot points.  I did not pull a card for the climax (seen in…

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Character Creation 1-2-3: A Tarot Exploration

Posted on June 1, 2017November 19, 2017 by Jennifer Gregson

I wanted to play around with another couple of exercises from Tarot for Writers by Corinne Kenner. I call this Character Creation 1-2-3 and it’s from the section of the book on simple tarot spreads. I’m using a one card spread to give me an overall view of the character, a two card spread to give…

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Behind The Scenes: Modern Art and The Art of Lying

Posted on May 25, 2017November 19, 2017 by Jennifer Gregson

Today I’d like to share with you another look Behind the Scenes of The Art of Lying and talk about my love for Modern Art and how it influenced my main character, Rachel.   Rachel is a young artist on the verge of a big break and her own gallery show.  I love visiting museums…

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A Journey through “Tarot for Writers” – Part 2 the Story

Posted on May 11, 2017November 19, 2017 by Jennifer Gregson

NOTE:  This is the short story I finally wrote based on the tarot cards I pulled during this post HERE – A Journey through “Tarot for Writers” – Part 1 the Exercises.  I enjoyed this process, sorry it took so long to actually finish it and get it posted.  If you enjoyed these two posts,…

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Behind The Scenes: Locations in The Art of Lying

Posted on April 27, 2017November 19, 2017 by Jennifer Gregson

I thought I would start a new series here on the blog called Behind the Scenes.  I’m finishing up my final round of revisions on my current novel, The Art of Lying, and I will be sending it to an editor before self-publishing later this year.  I thought it might be fun to do this…

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Career Day

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Jennifer Gregson

It has been hard to call myself a writer in the past, but I’ve been pretty serious the last few months about changing my mindset regarding this word and how I apply it to my life, so when the opportunity came about to speak at my son’s school on Career Day as a Writer I…

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A Journey through “Tarot for Writers” – Part 1 the Exercises

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Jennifer Gregson

So, I just picked up Tarot For Writers by Corrine Kenner from the library (amazon link) and I already love it – seriously, it’s going on the To Buy list.  I got Tarot cards this past Christmas and started learning all about the cards and how they were organized, Major vs. Minor Arcana and the…

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Muse? Muse? Where are you Muse?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jennifer Gregson

I’m stuck and feeling bored. I’m tired of revising my novel. I’m tired of not writing new words. I’m fed up and my muse has all but left me alone and desperate. I feel like a bad writer and I want to just give up.  Luckily for me, I have amazing supporters. My mom and…

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How I Organize my Blog using Scrivener

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Jennifer Gregson

You might remember me mentioning Scrivener a few posts back, when I was discussing my top writing tools. I use it for my novel writing, but I also use it to organize this blog and today I thought I’d tell (and show) you more. Screenshots and explanations are going to be bursting off this page,…

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