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Grey Area: A True War Story.

Grey Area: A True War Story.

Essays, History, History and Memory, On WritingJessica McCraryFebruary 10, 2015fiction, inspiration, memory, nonfiction, on writing, truth, war

A Shameless study in plot and character

A Shameless study in plot and character

Essays, On Writing, Popular CultureJessica McCraryFebruary 13, 2014character, comedy, T-V- writing, Television, writing

A Year's Goals: 25 to 26

A Year's Goals: 25 to 26

Essays, On WritingJessica McCrarySeptember 24, 2013crime fiction, goals, inspiration, life, life right now, modern quilting, quilting, running, writing

"My main job is to tell stories, and to be a storyteller."

"My main job is to tell stories, and to be a storyteller."

Essays, On WritingJessica McCrarySeptember 24, 2013fiction, inspiration, writing

Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules for Writing

Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules for Writing

Essays, On WritingJessica McCraryAugust 20, 2013crime fiction, crime novel, inspiration, writing

The Proverbial Floodgates

The Proverbial Floodgates

Essays, On WritingJessica McCraryAugust 15, 2013crime novel, exercise, fiction, ideas, inspiration, noticing, novel, writing

Strange and beautiful and slightly insane

Strange and beautiful and slightly insane

Essays, On Writing, StoriesJessica McCraryJuly 26, 2013character, fiction, inspiration, muse, novel, story, writing