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Karyn Fischer
Apr 21, 20233 min read
On Jigsaw Puzzles and Perseverance in Writing
I have a close friend who hates jigsaw puzzles. She says she doesn’t have the patience for them, that it takes too long to hunt down one...
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Karyn Fischer
Mar 21, 20232 min read
The importance of play in creative writing
The other day, as I was working, I saw my puppy, Bruno—a derpy Aussiedoodle—playing with something. (Probably one of the billion...
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Karyn Fischer
Feb 23, 20234 min read
On pickleball and mastering a new skill (like writing fiction)
The first time I tried pickleball I felt like a prize fool. I was playing doubles with my husband and a girlfriend and her husband. Her...
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Karyn Fischer
Feb 17, 20233 min read
How to get rid of the writing blues
The question "What am I doing?" kept running in a loop in my mind. My mind was telling me all the stories: That I was spinning my wheels...
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Karyn Fischer
Feb 9, 20233 min read
A look at the writing life through the lens of romantic love
I fell in love with my husband when I was fifteen years old. We were high school freshmen, and I noticed this cute boy on the first day...
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Karyn Fischer
Feb 8, 20233 min read
What roller skating with little kids has in common with writing a novel
Over the long weekend last month, I had quite an interesting experience. My 3-year-old son was invited to a roller skating birthday party...
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Karyn Fischer
Feb 7, 20232 min read
How a novel about video games is changing how I write fiction
"Mindset" is a buzzy word these days, but I'm quickly learning it's well worth paying attention to, studying, and mastering as a writer....
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