Notes tagged “The Mirror of Tantalus”
2025
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Mar 4
Naming is hard: The making of ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ (part five) The story of how I iterated through different working titles for my novelette, ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’4 min
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Feb 4
Working with an editor: The making of ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ (part four) The story of me sending the fourth draft of my novelette, ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ to an editor, working through changes based on her feedback, and further revising with other modalities5 min
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Jan 7
Revisions: The making of ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ (part three) The story of working through the third and fourth drafts of my novelette, ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’3 min
2024
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Dec 3
Drafting: The making of ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ (part two) The tools and process I used to write the second draft of my novelette, ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ and some examples of the revisions I made at that stage of the story’s development4 min
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Nov 5
Beginnings: The making of ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ (part one) The story of how I conceived of the premise for my novelette, ‘The Mirror of Tantalus’ and how connecting with a coworker encouraged me to write the story6 min
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