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Finished!
5 years. 6 staged sketches. 10 drafts. Immeasurable help. First novel is ready for publication -- now to find an agent.
Mar 11
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Geoffrey Gevalt
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January 2024
Beginning the Final Draft
Finding the groove for the 10th and final draft of Hiram Falls, I have created a new opening, which has led to many changes within -- for the better.
Jan 7
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Sketch: Carrie, 1918
A 17-year-old Hiram Falls girl keeps her thoughts tucked in her diary as she tries to make sense of a life of hardship, sadness ... and joy.
Jan 4
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Sketch: Carrie, 1918
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Sketch: Doc, 1947
A country doctor, exhausted from his work, makes an emergency house call in the middle of the night, in the middle of the storm.
Jan 3
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Sketch: Doc, 1947
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Sketch: Lavender Libby, 1972
A holiday story of a woman whose life was saved by something, or someone, she is not sure she saw.
Jan 2
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Sketch: Lavender Libby, 1972
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Sketch: Willie
A Hiram Falls farmer tries to make sense of his life after the death of his son, a broken hip and the passing of his wife.
Jan 1
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Sketch: Willie
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Sketch: Ben Nash, 1932
The story of a man and his remarkable recovery – and encounter – with the President of Nash Motors, a story of kindness and wonder.
Jan 1
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December 2023
Sketch: Jenna, 1951
The story of a young Hiram Falls woman with a flair for making doughnuts.
Dec 12, 2023
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Sketch: Jenna, 1951
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October 2023
Four years in ...
I am finally nearing completion of 'Hiram Falls' and want to reassure you I am still alive and having fun. And another 'excerpt' will be coming in…
Oct 8, 2023
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Geoffrey Gevalt
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Four years in ...
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March 2023
Waiting for the feedback, then the energy
A confession: I am frozen (for the moment) and don't entirely know what to do. So I am resting. But I worry.
Mar 3, 2023
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October 2022
Sketch: The Stranger and Winifred Godding
Another character sketch from the latest draft of Hiram Falls where The Stranger and the crow come upon some revelations.
Oct 14, 2022
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Sketch: The Stranger and Winifred Godding
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July 2022
Discussion: The terror of rewriting
I gather feedback from editor-readers of the fourth draft of Hiram Falls; I'm heartened, terrified, but encouraged. This is a sample of my process…
Jul 29, 2022
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