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Mara Fields

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Mara is proud to have been born and raised in the Pacific Northwest where two of her favorite authors also reside (Ursla LeGuin and Patricia McKillip). Whether playing the guitar (rather badly), or painting, or writing, or cooking, Mara builds time for creativity in her life.

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Mara Fields It came upon me one night as I sat relaxing in the hot tub. The kids were in bed, all was quiet, and I had a flash of inspiration that would launch me…moreIt came upon me one night as I sat relaxing in the hot tub. The kids were in bed, all was quiet, and I had a flash of inspiration that would launch me into NaNoWriMo 2014 (the crazy month of Nov. where you commit to writing 50K words). My idea was not plot-related, it all about characters, which is frequently how I write...probably because I love literature with deep character development. Plot isn't as important to me.
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Should an author kill a main character?

I’m sure those that managed to slog their way through the novels Game of Thrones (or more likely enjoyed the cinematic version in all its bloody, lusty, much more engaging glory) are familiar with the notion of an author killing off one (or countless) main characters. But I am struggling with letting one of my characters who is important to the story, to the other characters in the book, and presu

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