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Janie’s 2025 Year in Books
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The Appeal of Short Stories
Short Stories: A Short-Term Commitment
By Janie Dempsey Watts
Sometimes writers just don’t want to commit. Living with the same characters for a year or two or even longer seems daunting. In fact, writing an entire novel is like marrying. You have to be in it for the long haul, for better or worse.
If you aren’t quite married (pun intended) to your idea for a novel or don’t have long stretches of tim Read more of this blog post »
By Janie Dempsey Watts
Sometimes writers just don’t want to commit. Living with the same characters for a year or two or even longer seems daunting. In fact, writing an entire novel is like marrying. You have to be in it for the long haul, for better or worse.
If you aren’t quite married (pun intended) to your idea for a novel or don’t have long stretches of tim Read more of this blog post »
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"Kept me guessing. A wild and twisted story. I’m the end I felt sorry for Laura, for all that she had lost and given up. Sad what she had been willing to risk for attention. Andi was the winner, even missing so much of a familial past she had love and"
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“Strangers take a long time to become acquainted, particularly when they are from the same family.”
― Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
― Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
“Don't start brooding about that, too," she says. "Everybody's got a piece of stranger inside them. It's what lets us surprise ourselves and keeps things interesting." -Lupita”
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“Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.”
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
― Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
“Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.”
― Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
― Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
“Keep passing the open windows.”
― The Hotel New Hampshire
― The Hotel New Hampshire
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