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Rebecca Wallwork's avatar

Love this, Jami. Thanks for dedicating one of these Craft Talks to structure — and what a beautiful way to do so. This line was more illuminating for me than some whole craft essays or even books: "A structure had to be put in place in order for the houses to be enjoyed in a specific way." 🙏

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Rosemary Porto's avatar

What a happy sight I saw when I opened your newsletter. Color, creativity, and resilience. Plus your good advice. Thanks, Jami. You made my day.

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Lee Sowder's avatar

This is so helpful to me right now. I will save it, refer back, and chant this as a mantra as I dive in to my second novel, first draft, and especially,

"The plot, surely, is part of the structure, but the way I write, I never know how it’s all going to play out till I get to close to the end. (If I relied on the plot for the structure, I’d never finish a book!)"

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Jen Graham's avatar

I'm early in a novel draft at the moment and questions of structure are giving me the hardest time. Thanks, Jami, for writing this. This is a fantastic and organic metaphor to meditate on.

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