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Develop a Page-Turning Plot with Character-First, Part II

Image shows a close up of a white board with a hand holding a blue marker, marking an X through the words Plan A on the first line, Plan B on the second line, and leaving the line Plan C.

Part two discusses the need for careful consideration of story stakes, overall pacing, and why words matter with examples of how word choices affect pace.

Published March 23, 2026
Categorized as How To's, Writing Tagged Character-first, how-to, Lynette M. Burrows, page-turning pace, writing fiction

The Not Yet Forgotten Madame Carteaux 

Portrait of Christiana Carteaux Bannister by Edward Mitchell Bannister shows a young woman sitting profile in a green button tufted chair, her right elbow lies on a side table, her hands are clasped, her face is turned slightly toward the viewer. She has center-parted dark hair in an updo, and wears a brown Spencer jacket over a white collared shirt, with a red bow at her throat. Her skirt is full and a slightly lighter shade than her bow.

You didn’t learn about Madame Carteaux in your history classes, did you? More than a hair stylist, she wasn’t a superwoman, she was an everyday hero.

Published March 9, 2026
Categorized as Heroes and Heroines, History, Strong Women Tagged American History, inspirational women, Lynette M. Burrows, strong black women

Celebrating Women’s History Month with Powerful First Lines

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First Lines is a blog series posted the first week of the month. This month celebrate Women’s History Month with titles listed as feminist. Will be hooked?

Published March 2, 2026
Categorized as Fantasy, First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, non-fiction, quotes, reading

You Can Develop a Page-Turning Plot with Character First

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Part one of two, discusses the Russian nesting dolls method of developing a story, including examples of how both pantsers and planners can use this method.

Published February 23, 2026
Categorized as How To's, Writing Tagged Character first, How to plot, how-to, Lynette M. Burrows, writing fiction

The Story of Female Olympians

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Ruins of the Philippeion, Olympia. The site of the founding of the Olympic Games.

WIth it’s roots in ancient Greece, the Olympics has had a long history. But the history of female athletes in the Games is shorter and not at all smooth.

Published February 16, 2026
Categorized as Empowerment, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged black history month, Female Olympians, Lynette M. Burrows, Olympics

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