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Genuine Lies – Fictional memories of a movie star

Posted on January 8, 2022 by tkflor

Genuine Lies by Nora Roberts “There’s always something redeeming in trash. I’ve done plenty of trash and made it shine. This” – she kicked the script again with relish – “is shit.” “She” is Eve Benedict, an aging movie star … Continue reading →

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January is this time of the year…

Posted on January 30, 2019 by tkflor

It has been four years since I (self-)published my novel, Initial Conditions, in January 2015. I began writing a second, unrelated story, in the spring of that year. It progressed very little until NaNoWriMo in November. In January 2016, I … Continue reading →

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Love between the covers

Posted on November 11, 2016 by tkflor

“The noise was huge. Wherever they stood, sat, or wandered, they talked. Primarily women, he observed, some of them dressed for business, other drooping from travel. And all, he thought, studying the heaped luggage carts, with enough suitcases for a … Continue reading →

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The proof is in the pudding

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tkflor

“al freír de los huevos lo verá” literally ‎“you will see it when you fry the eggs”, was translated as “The proof of the pudding is in the eating” A proverb from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Miguel de … Continue reading →

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Love-story vs. Romance

Posted on June 4, 2016 by tkflor

“A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, and from love to matrimony in a moment.” from Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen Sometimes when my writing is stuck, my thoughts meander into such “philosophical” questions … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo and a dreadful first-draft

Posted on January 30, 2016 by tkflor

“Stories are relics, part of an undiscovered pre-existing world. The writer’s job is to use the tools in his or her toolbox to get as much of each one out of the ground intact as possible. Sometimes the fossil you … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo, word by word

Posted on November 28, 2015 by tkflor

I participated in the NaNoWriMo 2015 writing challenge. And, it’s done! Happy. Tired. Cannot think of more words… Here are screenshots from my NaNoWriMo dashboard:

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Initial Conditions in the library

Posted on September 5, 2015 by tkflor

Initial Conditions finds a place on the library shelf. Thanks to Princeton Public Library!

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