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Story Cubes Challenge: Dichotomy

October 2, 2014 - by jenniecoughlin

Part of my novel-in-stories Story Cubes Challenge. Dichotomy Joe O’Leary passed the glass of wine — he made sure to find those plastic ones that looked real — across the table to Annabelle. She didn’t like beer, she said. Course not, she …

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Story Cubes Challenge: First Impressions

October 2, 2014 - by jenniecoughlin

Part of my novel-in-stories Story Cubes Challenge. First Impressions Joe O’Leary skirted the Campus Pond, backpack slung over one shoulder. He’d blown off his first class that morning — who wouldn’t? Everybody in the dining hall had wanted to talk …

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Story Cubes Challenge: Missing Details

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 - by jenniecoughlin

My current round of Story Cubes Challenge prompts comes in a weekly email, and I’ve chosen to use the prompts to draft a novel-in-stories to tell the story of an Exeter character who’s been on the fringes of the books …

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Dichotomy

September 23, 2014 - by jenniecoughlin

Joe O’Leary passed the glass of wine — he made sure to find those plastic ones that looked real — across the table to Annabelle. She didn’t like beer, she said. Course not, she was a good girl. Not like …

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Discretion: A Drabble Challenge Response

June 10, 2013June 9, 2013 - by jenniecoughlin

This week’s prompt for the drabble challenge was “practice.” Again, a word that could have worked for several of the characters. I ended up going with Becca, who might be my favorite character in Exeter. This week, at least. 😉 …

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Unseen: A Drabble Challenge Response

June 5, 2013 - by jenniecoughlin

One fanfiction site I frequent recently started a weekly drabble challenge, so I stole the prompt for an Exeter story. Yes, I also did the fanfiction one, too. Four of them, in fact, one for each show I watch. If …

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Jason Collins and Writing With Realism

April 29, 2013 - by jenniecoughlin

Jason Collins’ announcement today in Sports Illustrated — the first active male pro athlete in one of the major US leagues to come out of the closet — is historic. It also highlights an interesting challenge I had when I …

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Blown Deadlines

April 28, 2013 - by jenniecoughlin

As you’ve no doubt guessed, the craziness of the past few weeks has wreaked havoc on my schedule. So while Dan and Chris’ story still is coming, it’s not coming April 29. Breaking news, a generally high level of work …

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Running Near Boston

April 22, 2013 - by jenniecoughlin

For New Englanders, especially for those in Massachusetts, it’s hard to believe the Boston Marathon was just starting at this time a week ago. It feels like we’ve had weeks packed into the past seven days with all the events. …

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Characters Drive Plot: We Are Exeter Update

March 17, 2013 - by jenniecoughlin - 1 Comment

If you’ve been watching the progress meter in the sidebar, you know I’m almost done profiling the selection of Exeter characters who will appear in We Are Exeter. 🙂 For me, there have been a lot of unexpected bonuses in …

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