The month of April is full of crazy and unique holidays. Here are some that take place on April 7 for you to consider including in your writing. Will you find a family of beavers to observe on International Beaver Day? How many newspapers will you read on International Snailpapers Day? Will you take a…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing
A Death in Vegas – a Review
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• •Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Literary Fiction, Writing
Literary Fiction: What is it Really? – Guest Post by Christopher Meeks
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• •“Literary” is a type of book many people admire, but it’s not a genre that people necessarily seek. It’s even hard to call it a genre the way “mystery,” “romance,” and “paranormal” might be. Books that appear on Amazon’s literary bestseller list, for example, reveal how widely defined “literary” really is. For instance, this week,…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing
Shelly Lowenkopf Interview – Vocabulary, Inspiration, and Advice for Writers
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• •Does he feel the importance of having a great vocabulary is being ignored? What was the inspiration for these short stories? What advice does he have for writers who are striving to be published? You have an impressive vocabulary. Did you have to work hard at learning the meanings of all these words, or did…
Book Reviews, Literary Fiction, Words
Love Will Make You Drink and Gamble, Stay Out Late at Night – a Review
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• •Love Will Make You Drink and Gamble, Stay Out Late at Night is a book of short stories. Each of the stories is about relationships. They tell about the mistakes made, words misunderstood, and the resulting misadventures had. All of the stories revolve around life in Santa Barbara. This book has twelve short stories. One…
Easter, Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Crime Novels and the Easter Witch
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• •Here in the United States, we celebrate Easter by going to church to rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, having Easter egg hunts, and eating the ears off chocolate bunnies. Well, maybe not everyone eats the ears off the chocolate bunnies, but that is something my husband used to do when our kids were…
Fiction Writing, Poisons, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Death by Honey
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• •Honey, that wonderfully sweet and sticky substance made by bees using nectar or pollen collected from flowers, is the only food that contains all the substances necessary to sustain life. It can also be used as a medicine. So if honey is such an awesome and nutritious food, how can someone become mad or even die…
April Holidays, Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Famous April Fool’s Day Hoaxes
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• •The origin of April Fool’s Day, the holiday that delights those who love to play practical jokes, is a mystery, although it is believed to have had its beginnings in France sometime during the 1500s. No one is safe from pranks, practical jokes, and hoaxes on this day when humor reigns. There have been some…