DeAnna Knippling

The gift of time…executive dysfunction…narrative voice…what makes for safe spaces? So I’m not going to spend all weekend working my ass off on writing class homework as planned, and I don’t know what to do. (The assignment is to just destroy a beloved writer’s voice after typing in a passage of their work; I’ve done […]

Getting unstuck on a plot point when you don’t plot ahead of time…butter cookies and excess Note: I’m going to start putting more info in subject lines, because I can’t find my own freaking essays when I want them!!!! … Side quest (Aug 17) I figured out later I was documenting how I handle plot

Unpicking negative self-talk in writing, an example…What is a safe place? (August 10) – Unpicking negative self-talk in writing, an example.Side quest. Harrumph. Ran into a critical voice thing to unpick. From the latest writing class homework email response, from Dean: “So well done giving this a shot. Just by doing so, you have learned

New hair!…tentative thoughts on building characters with memorable appearances…video/audio about writing getting easy again Sunday, Ray and I went out for new hair with our fabulous hairdresser Katelyn. It’s not really about the hair, I suppose, more about the bonding time, although it is ALSO about the hair. “Wanting to look good” isn’t really a

Happy Harvest! Or Day that the Gods Can’t See You…Kennedy Space Center & Cocoa Beach…thoughts on safeness/stability Several posts incoming. I got a sinus/ear infection and lost track of time for a few days, on top of regular ADHD stuff.… Post-Day-Where-The-Gods-Can’t-See-Me! I don’t have the brain cells to write a whole ass, proper, in-depth, told-as-a-narrative

Trip to Las Vegas…feeling put together This one’s stupid long. The trip to Vegas, mostly. I don’t even know where to start, which is a good sign that…starting anywhere is fine? I guess? Side note: some people plan out, or sort of plan out what they want to say before they start typing. For me,

The care is in the “how”…mango lassi “margaritas” The last of the backed-up posts… … Story stuff. Musing on assholes. Might be triggery re: assholes. I have a bit in the WIP coming up where I have a character of questionable morals (but clear ethics) facing off against a respected member of the community, one

Showmen’s Museum, Riverview FL…finished Killing Critical Voice class…releasing the past Another backed-up post… … I need to get my head on straight, so I’m typing out the stuff that’s clogging me up. It’s long; I kept putting this off “because I didn’t have time.” Eeeeeyeah, I should know better by now. What’s up: –Trip to