Michelle Raab
Building a Mystery
In my dystopian series, I have a mystery subplot. The subplot is obvious. Tessa, the main character, is presented with a puzzle that she...
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Michelle Raab
- Apr 24, 2022
- 5 min
What is a dystopia?
What is a dystopia? Information, thought, and freedom are restricted. Okay. Does that mean that anything short of anarchy is a dystopia?
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Michelle Raab
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
Why do I write?
“Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your...
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Michelle Raab
- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
The 5 Act Structure
My work in progress is the first in a series. In conceiving of the character arc for the main character… the driving force of the series… is
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Michelle Raab
- Feb 21, 2022
- 2 min
Stuck on the title
My work in progress is tentatively called Eye of the Storm, but unfortunately there's like 5 million thousand gazillion novels, video...
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Michelle Raab
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
I define me
I define me. That’s a hard won thing for me to say, but I will say it. I define myself.
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Michelle Raab
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
Why do I write?
Why do I write? Stories are how I understand the world. They are how I answer questions about meaning and why? Im going to send it out...
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Michelle Raab
- Jan 17, 2022
- 2 min
Act 3 in Progress
So… I totally didn’t win on NaNoWriMo. I did manage to outline the rest of act 2 for my dystopian novel. So yeah. That’s progress. My...
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Michelle Raab
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
Kissed by the plot bunny
While I’ve been working on the intricate plot of my dystopian novel, I got a flash of a plot bunny. 🙈 It’s an urban fantasy.
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Michelle Raab
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
I fought the law: a trope
I fought the law and the law won trope is a dystopian trope where the main character loses fighting the system
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Michelle Raab
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
This shit ain’t right
If you live in a dystopia, do you think to yourself... I’m living in a dystopia. Or. Do you just accept your surroundings as normal? My...
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Michelle Raab
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
The mystery subplot: the riddle is in the painting
In my work in progress, I have a mystery subplot. Tessa, my main character, is in Curator training, which is like our equivalent of...
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Michelle Raab
- Jul 4, 2021
- 5 min
About My Work In Progress
About 25 years ago, I got this idea in my head that every legend, every myth had a seed of truth. So, I thought, why not explore that?...
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Michelle Raab
- Jul 4, 2021
- 3 min
Dystopian Fiction
One of the most disturbing dystopian novels I’ve ever read was the Handmaid’s Tale. Watching a familiar America turn into a misogynistic...
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Michelle Raab
- Jul 4, 2021
- 5 min
The Story of My Story
My current work in progress is based on a project that I started about 25 years ago. It was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic story that...
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