Ideation and Execution
“Ideas are cheap. It is the execution that is all important.” — George R.R. Martin The other day a respected fellow author asked if I...
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Jenna Cossey
- Apr 25
- 2 min
In a Foreign Country
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” ― L.P. Hartley Lately, I have been delving into some new (to me)...
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Jenna Cossey
- Mar 28
- 2 min
One Year On . . .
Next Wednesday, April 5th, will mark the first ‘bookiversary’ for Dunnigan. In some ways, it is hard to believe that a year has already...
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Jenna Cossey
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Explore and Advance
The writer is an explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land. — Ralph Waldo Emerson One challenge to overcome in writing fiction...
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Jenna Cossey
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Doing the Dishes
“The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” —Agatha Christie One of the questions I get most frequently is that of...
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Jenna Cossey
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Bound by Books
“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another....
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Jenna Cossey
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
The Rest of the Story
“All good writing leaves something unexpressed.”― Christian Nestell Bovee Not too long ago, I was browsing an antique store with a good...
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Jenna Cossey
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Expert Trees
With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now. –Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the driving forces behind Dunnigan is...
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Jenna Cossey
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
Your Friend, Routine
“Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration.” - Ralph Keyes I once...
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Jenna Cossey
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
How to Write a Novel
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. - W. Somerset Maugham I bet somebody came to read...
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Jenna Cossey
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Revision: Not Just for Writers
“Half my life is an act of revision.” — John Irving Fall is here with all its signs– and symptoms (allergies, anyone?). There is...
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Jenna Cossey
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Lightening the Load
Conflict is the soul of literature. - Erica Jong Recently, I have been very intrigued with the idea of horseback camping and backpacking....
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Jenna Cossey
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Humble Beginnings
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” —Ernest Hemingway Last weekend I watched a documentary on how the...
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Jenna Cossey
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Turning On the Faucet
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” -Louis L’Amour As I contemplate ideas for my next...
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Jenna Cossey
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
The Little Things
“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don’t forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn...
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Jenna Cossey
- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min
What Are You Reading?
(This is my "TBR" (To Be Read) pile...) Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts. – Larry L. King No...
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Jenna Cossey
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Just Write . . .
A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It...
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Jenna Cossey
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
Driving at Night
“Writing is like driving at night. You can see only as far as the headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” ― E.L. Doctorow...
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Jenna Cossey
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
A Personal Time Machine
Photo: Middle Tennessee Mule Skinners Ride Through Woodbury, Tennessee "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a...
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Jenna Cossey
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
To the Teachers
"Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit." –John Steinbeck “Teacher Appreciation...
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