Tag: Jon Franklin
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Planning for Editing: The Author vs. the Novice Writer
The biggest difference between a writer and a would-be writer is their attitude toward re-writing. The writer, professional or not, looks forward to the opportunity of excising words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters that do not work and improving those that do. Many a would-be writer thinks whatever he puts down on paper is by that act…
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Angels and Demons: Books and Movies
I saw the movie adaptation of Angels and Demons on opening night, Friday, May 15th with my middle child and husband. It was great. Although the book was much better than the movie, I thought the producers created a good storyline, much better than the one in the current Star Trek movie. As a trekkie…
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The Map is Not the Terrain-Jon Franklin and His Outline
With the last of t he edits underway on my new publication, The House, due for release in Fall 2009, I’ve found myself pondering my next story. A novel, the idea came to me sometime last week. I now realize it popped into my head after overhearing a conversation wherein a middle-aged woman in speaking…