Category: Dear Charles
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Post #110: The Beginning of the End (I hope)
Dear Charles, Today, I begin what I hope will be the final stage in the editing and re-writing of my novel in progress Returning. That is, until I decide I need to, or am asked to, re-write it again. The summer has seen far more massive structural and character changes to…
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Post #107: Saying Goodbye to God
Dear Charles, Sorry I haven’t been in touch in quite some time, but it was great to hear from you recently. Funny you should ask about Returning, my novel in progress, because after a very busy teaching year this past year, during which my brain was simply stretched in too…
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Post #84: Sorry Stand-Ins
Dear Charles, I don’t know about you, but I haven’t been writing much. And when I have, it’s been in marked avoidance of my novel, Returning, which winks at me from its home on my hard drive like a growing tumor. Though I write a good deal of short fiction,…
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Post #59: False Finish Lines
Dear Charles, My writing goal for the summer was to finish the rough draft of my new novel Returning, and I’m happy to say that a few days ago, I did just that. Hit the “final” key stroke on a book that, at this point, is 715 pages (222,500 words)…
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Post #47: Returning Update
Dear Charles, It’s funny you should mention that Agassi autobiography (Open). Who knew it was going to be such a fantastic book? The truth is that it was an inspiration to me, but not in the way you might have expected. Agassi’s story is in many ways a sad one.…
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Post #46: Returning Update
Dear Charles, Thanks for asking about how things are going with Returning. In truth, the novel I’m writing perplexes me, but I remain vigilant, trusting the bright gem of my initial vision and my commitment to listen to my characters. I started this novel last summer with the idea that…
Benjamin Roesch 