WIP - L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author

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April 20, 2016

When the story won’t speak, pick up another tale

Just a few weeks ago, I decided I needed to shift to another writing project. My contemporary novel, Joanie and Friends, had hit a wall. I was writing, but the story was failing to feel original and authentic, like I was just dragging the words out of my characters. So I remembered an outlined set…

January 17, 2015

Classics vs Modern Writing, an Observation

I was thinking about the classics: Dickens, the Brontës, and Austin vs the current writing guidelines that state one should start with the action and keep things rolling along, active or reactive. But these classic writers were outstanding providers of fine fiction, and they did not follow this advice. They practiced the immersion method. Wrap…