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Brooke C. Obie During Christmas vacation from my MFA program, I intended to write the second half of my novel, or at least get near to the end, and for the entire mo…moreDuring Christmas vacation from my MFA program, I intended to write the second half of my novel, or at least get near to the end, and for the entire month of December 2013, I couldn't write anything at all. Instead of getting frustrated, I bought some easels and oil paint and began painting scenes from my novel. When I wasn't painting, I was doing a 1000-piece puzzle of downtown NYC and the new Freedom Tower. The entire time I was thinking about my book and what I wanted to say. By the time I got back to school, I was ready to write, the block released and I turned in my finished first draft as my thesis for graduation! Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Do something creative, give yourself space and time. When the words are ready, they'll let you know.(less)

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Brooke C. Obie Outlining can save your book and your life! Make a roadmap for where your character arcs and plot are going. It's okay if you meander or end up changi…moreOutlining can save your book and your life! Make a roadmap for where your character arcs and plot are going. It's okay if you meander or end up changing directions, but having a plan helps you to get what you need down on the page.(less)

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Book of Addis: Cradled Embers

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Please vote for our August Group read with a New Author (Debut) theme. The poll will close at midnight on July 23, the selection will be announced on July 24, and reading will start on August 15.

-- What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

10 votes 24.4%

-- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

6 votes 14.6%

-- Book of Addis: Cradled Embers by Brooke C. Obie

5 votes 12.2%

-- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

4 votes 9.8%

-- Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South by Talitha L Leflouria

4 votes 9.8%

-- Where the River Bends by Elissa P Matthews

4 votes 9.8%

-- A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

4 votes 9.8%

-- Taffy by Suzette D. Harrison

3 votes 7.3%

-- That Church Life by Teresa B. Howell

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-- Rodeo by Jaketa a McClure

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-- Daddy's Baby by Landis Lain

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