D.S.G. Burke 12/31/20 D.S.G. Burke 12/31/20

Well-Dressed Characters

The lyrics secretly teach a masterclass on character building

D.S.G. Burke 12/18/20 D.S.G. Burke 12/18/20

Deep into that Darkness Peering

Perhaps it was their otherworldly stillness, or the unlikelihood that two identical specters had come to haunt me, but I rushed for an exit, panting with fright

D.S.G. Burke 12/9/20 D.S.G. Burke 12/9/20

13 Clickbait Blog Post Titles for Writers

You’ll never guess #12…

D.S.G. Burke 12/2/20 D.S.G. Burke 12/2/20

How it Started vs. How it’s Going

One thing I certainly did not do is finish the book.

D.S.G. Burke 11/18/20 D.S.G. Burke 11/18/20

The Pilgrimage

It is a cliche these days for an unmarried woman of little fortune and few prospects to claim personal affinity with Jane Austen.

D.S.G. Burke 11/11/20 D.S.G. Burke 11/11/20

ABQ: Always Be Querying

I’ve considered setting up an email filtering system that automatically deletes any message containing the word “unfortunately.”

D.S.G. Burke 11/5/20 D.S.G. Burke 11/5/20

Every Word Counts

87,978: The number of words it takes Anne to realize her family is a bunch of deadbeat snobs.

D.S.G. Burke 10/28/20 D.S.G. Burke 10/28/20

Real Names For Your Fake People

I knew a Janelle in Kindergarten. She was mean to me.

D.S.G. Burke 10/21/20 D.S.G. Burke 10/21/20

The Great #NaNoWriMo Heist

I hope to come out of November with a completed first draft. Whew.

D.S.G. Burke 10/14/20 D.S.G. Burke 10/14/20

Plotting During a Pandemic

By 2045, everything has gone terribly, predictably wrong due to a weak global response to the climate catastrophe…

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