cj Sez: Apologies, apologies. Author Anne Louise Bannon wasunable to appear as our guest today. I’m hoping we can schedule her for a laterdate.  Plan B topic of the day is the time change. I hope you set your clock back one hour Saturdayevening. Here's a tidbit you may not know: We writers adhere to our own kind of clock.

  I actually did set back all my clocks way too early on Saturdayand then spent the rest of the day not really knowing what time it was. By theby, I think I found the answer to why there is a time change twice a year. Accordingto one news dot com site: “Daylight saving time was first enacted by the federalgovernment March 19, 1918, during World War I, as a way to conserve coal.” 
  Ijust wish they’d make up my mind and keep one time or the other. Which wouldyou prefer?

 

  Authors, there is a correct way to write DST in yourstories. The correct term is daylight“saving” (not savings) time, and the AP Style Guide says whenwritten out, it’s properly all lower case. (P.S. The rule really applies toeveryone.)

 

  And that finishes that topic until next March, when theclock will reclaim that hour you gained.
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  A couple of Jane Friedman recent (and helpful) blogs:

 

   This post is by author and book coach Kristin Melville who writes:
 “Story structurepromotes the concept that every scene of your story should serve a largerpurpose—e.g., the inciting incident sparks the problem, and the climaxeventually brings everything to a head.So what do you need to succeed?”

 

  Click on the link to read more.
MurkyMiddles Begone: Ensure the Middle of Your Book Stands Strong | Jane Friedman

 

  The following post is by developmental editor and bookcoach HannahKate Kelley. Ms. Kelley writes:

 

“What is Gothic fiction?
Gothic fiction, also referred to as gothic horror, is asubgenre of Romantic literature born out of the late 18th century. Thesestories typically feature a hauntingly beautiful and dilapidated setting,suspenseful narratives, and dark themes like oppression, guilt, shame, andinsanity.”

The link below will take you to the post:  

How to Outline aGothic Novel | Jane Friedman

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  Okay, that’s it fortoday. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raisingprayers for a happy and safe you and yours.
cj

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