Category Archives: Fictional Forays

Hittin’ the Brakes

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Jan C. Johnson

How are you at time management? Maybe you can multi-task, but apparently, I can’t. Case in point: blogging twice a week is keeping me from writing my humor series. Also I’m organizing my interview transcripts, preparing to plunge into writing … Continue reading →

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Fiction Jail: Update

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Jan C. Johnson

Well, I’m almost out of “Fiction Jail” (or more precisely, “Camp NaNoWriMo”) and here is the promised update on my project. Have I achieved my goal of drafting all the remaining pivotal scenes? No. Have I written more than I could … Continue reading →

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“Fiction Jail”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Jan C. Johnson

Last time, I talked about the dogwoods inspiring my current fiction series. Well… I need to let you know that I’m going to spend April in jail. But not that kind of jail. No, really… that was research. A tour, … Continue reading →

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Draft. Wait. Revise. Repeat.

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Jan C. Johnson

When I’m not bicycling, dealing with paperwork or thinking up ways to spoil our grandchildren, I’ve got a fiction series in the works. I owe you an update, which I promised some time ago. So I finished drafting Book 1, … Continue reading →

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I’m Meeting My Deadline. So There.

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jan C. Johnson

I’m linking up for some virtual coffee with Rachel Anne and the Company Girls! I’m a writer, but I almost never write about writing* because I’m always trying to learn everything I can about writing from other writers. In other … Continue reading →

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Point of View: Martin. Read ‘Yvette’ (the previous post) First!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

Here is the SECOND of another pair of posts comprising a creative writing exercise from my undergrad days. The assignment was to create a scene in which one character tries to persuade another to do something, without specifically saying what … Continue reading →

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