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Attending the Life, the Universe, and Everything Symposium

  • February 15, 2020February 15, 2020
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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Last year, with the support of my husband, Brett, I decided to get more serious about the writing craft, which included attending writing conferences. In…

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Refocus

  • January 2, 2020January 2, 2020
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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I lost my focus. It happened gradually, as it usually does. Over the past few days, I’ve tried to write some ideas that have been…

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Longhand Writing

  • December 23, 2019December 23, 2019
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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At first, I wrote everything by hand out of necessity. When I was thirteen, we didn’t have smartphones or tablets. We didn’t even have palm…

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Writer’s Envy: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Book

  • December 7, 2019December 7, 2019
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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“Is there one among you who is not stripped of envy?” Alma asks. “For such an one is not found guiltless.” (Alma 5:29) Every time…

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NaNoWriMo: The End

  • December 2, 2019December 2, 2019
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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At the end of October, I announced that I was participating in National Novel Writing Month. Last Friday, November 29, I passed 50,000 words and…

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NaNoWriMo: The Beginning

  • October 31, 2019October 31, 2019
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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I did it. I made the decision and I’m not turning back. I signed up and I will hold myself accountable. This year, I will…

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Writing the Best Book I Have Ever Read

  • May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
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Originally Published October 2017 Have you ever read a book and thought, “It was good, but I wish this part had been different”? (This, of…

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The Roughness of Drafts

  • May 1, 2019May 1, 2019
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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Originally Published February 2018 When I first started writing novels, I loved the rough draft process. It was a chance to exercise creativity and imagine…

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Writing Fantasy

  • April 10, 2019April 10, 2019
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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As a teenager, I wasn’t really interested in fantasy stories. I read two or three Anne McCaffrey books in junior high because one was required…

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What I Write

  • March 5, 2019March 5, 2019
  • Vibeke Hiatt
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“Besides a couple of scenes of sensuality, this is a great book.” “There’s some profanity, but this is a good book overall.” I hear comments…

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