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I've Been Quiet
Here's What I Made
May 4
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JL Tooker
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April 2026
Showing Character
How Characters Reveal Themselves
Apr 30
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JL Tooker
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Holding the Bloodstone: Thirty Days of Attention
A 30-day poetry practice inspired by carrying a bloodstone—short couplets exploring attention, memory, and presence.
Apr 30
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JL Tooker
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A different kind of question
Most of what I share here lives in essays and poems. I'd like to invite you to another place I live ...
Apr 16
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JL Tooker
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Wandering ...
I’ve been a bit quieter here the past couple weeks.
Apr 13
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JL Tooker
10
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When Character Becomes Plot
How character motivation creates plot in fiction. A reflective look at how wounds, beliefs, and conflicting worldviews generate story.
Apr 6
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JL Tooker
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Twenty Years of the Fib
Twenty years ago today—April 1, 2006—George Pincus introduced a new poetic form built on the Fibonacci sequence.
Apr 1
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JL Tooker
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A Month of Paying Attention
A National Poetry Month Practice
Apr 1
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JL Tooker
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March 2026
The Enneagram and the Inner Logic of Character
Using the Enneagram to build believable characters: how core fears, desires, and motivations shape conflict and character arcs in fiction writing.
Mar 30
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JL Tooker
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Where Characters Begin
How early wounds, beliefs, and motivations shape believable characters—and how psychology can help writers uncover the stories hidden inside them.
Mar 26
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JL Tooker
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When Fiction Feels Too Personal
A reflective essay about vulnerability, fiction writing, and returning to World Beyond the Song.
Mar 12
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JL Tooker
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Guarding the Nest: Writing, Well-Being, and Creative Phases
09 March 2026
Mar 9
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JL Tooker
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