Deleted Scenes
To move from writer to published author there’s a well-known axiom: you have to “kill your darlings.” I needed to kill 30,000 words. Here are scenes from the recycling bin.
To move from writer to published author there’s a well-known axiom: you have to “kill your darlings.” I needed to kill 30,000 words. Here are scenes from the recycling bin.
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Gretchen Staebler2023-11-08 09:54:492025-12-16 20:11:50Cognitive Dysfunction or Emotional Dysfunction?
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Gretchen Staebler2023-09-11 09:35:292023-09-12 13:55:00What’s on Your Plate?
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Gretchen Staebler2023-07-15 15:47:482023-07-15 15:47:48Bumpy with Chance of Potholes
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Gretchen Staebler2023-04-08 08:03:192023-04-21 05:52:03While I Made Risotto: A Partly True Braided Story
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Gretchen Staebler2022-02-16 04:30:232022-02-16 15:25:24Walking with My Mother at the Mall on Super Bowl Sunday