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The Day After
When a Dream Becomes Reality
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In Which We Buy a Bookstore
Yesterday we bought a bookstore. We are now the proud owners of Nooks, a wonderful little place on North Prince Street in Lancaster. I’m stunned…
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What Happens Next
On the last fire of the season, and new things
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Shawn Smucker
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Even When We Can't See It
I’ve been feeling a bit more quiet these days. I think some of it is from all the waiting we’re in the midst of, and working through the potential…
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March 2024

Some Thoughts on Waiting
A Short Update On the Process of Buying a Bookstore but Really On Waiting
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Shawn Smucker
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What Writing Promises, and What It Doesn't
It’s Friday night, March 15th, and we’re beginning our descent into Baltimore, 200 or so souls powering through the atmosphere, the clouds a…
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One Writing Book That Changed My (Writing) Life
Nine Month Novel Week 7: Digging Into Close Third POV
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Shawn Smucker
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When Someone Stopped By Unannounced
It was a normal weekday which means I was writing at my desk in the laundry room and I hadn’t changed clothes from the sweats I had slept in and Maile…
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How Will You Tell Your Story?
Nine Month Novel Week 6: POV and Narrative Voice
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Shawn Smucker
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In Which We Consider Buying a Bookstore
Thoughts on living a way of life that leans into mystery
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Outline or Improv?
Nine Month Novel Week 5: Thoughts on Plotting v. Flying-By-The-Seat-of-Your-Pants-ing
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Shawn Smucker
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February 2024

My Great Cloud of Witnesses
What to do with 60,000 Words That Still Aren't Working?
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Shawn Smucker
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