Author Archives: Arizela

Life’s a bitch. So is the author.

As a reader, I love, love, love a story where the protagonists have to earn whatever crumb of happiness they get. None of this deus ex machina bullshit. None of this coddling stuff. Luck? What the hell is luck? Certainly not … Continue reading

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Changing of the Leaves

For the last three and a half months, life in my house has been pretty hectic. My sister has been living with us since May, and at the end of July she became a grandmother for the first time. A … Continue reading

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Wandering Wisdumb 4

Here’s one I learned from my heart-thing, which occasionally causes me to have gaps in memory. I sort of just “lose” chunks of time, and find myself in odd circumstances, particularly when I over do the physical stuff. Suddenly realizing … Continue reading

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Wandering Wisdumb 3

Love is an action verb.

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Wandering Wisdumb 2

If you substantially alter who a character is, to serve a plot outline, you are not writing “character-driven” fiction.

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