How much pain would you be willing to endure to be thought of as beautiful? To what lengths would you be willing to go to ensure that you were desired as a bride? How much trauma would you put your daughter through to see that she attained a good husband? These questions may seem a…
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Volcano Picture Writing Prompts
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• •Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words from Adverse to Ally
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• •When you seek help from a friend, are you asking for advice or advise? If you are wealthy, are you affluent or effluent? Is a soft blanket an afghan or an Afghan? Would your friend be an allay, an alley, or an ally? adverse, averse Adverse means opposite, opposing, or unfavorable. The adverse criticism left Melody…
Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Toy Soldier Day & Other Unique Holidays
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• •Do you prefer to write mysteries or romances, thrillers or fantasies, science fiction or historical fiction? Whatever genre you prefer to write in, I’m sure you can find a way to include one of these offbeat holidays that occur on March 4 to add a bit of something different to your story. On Benjamin Harrison…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing
Hellfire & Damnation II – a Review
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• •Remember the nine circles of hell written about in Dante’s Inferno? From a frozen corpse bent on revenge to the horrors awaiting an organ donor, Connie Corcoran Wilson takes one on eleven terrifying trips through these dark regions. The Stories: “Cold Corpse Limbo” – I’m sure you’ve read stories where a person wronged is bent…
Writing
Lisa’s Writopia
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• •Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Why So Serious? – Guest Post by Yasmin Shiraz
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• •I’ve written books that deal with serious issues: teen girl fights, youth suicide, sexual assault and being falsely accused. I’ve produced films that deal with girl fights and teen suicide. As I plan other projects down the road, I see myself producing other materials with equally gripping topics. The focus of my work is not…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing, Writing
Yasmin Shiraz Interview – Characters, Violence, and Writing
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• •Was this author a victim of violence when she was a youth? Does she work with young women who are victims of rape? Why does she choose to write about such serious issues in her books? Retaliation Was Retaliation written more for high school students or for their parents? Retaliation was written for high school…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing
Accused – a Review
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• •Rape is a serious crime, and the guilty one needs to be punished. But what if the wrong person is accused? Remember Ahmed and Tashera from Retaliation? They are now students at Georgia State University, and Ahmed is a star with the basketball team. Life is good for them until Ahmed is accused of date…
Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
National Tooth Fairy Day & Other Cool Holidays
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• •How will you celebrate Polar Bear Day? Will you go to the zoo to see polar bears, or will you seek them out in their natural habitat? Are you brave enough to swallow a sword on International Sword Swallowers Day? On National Tooth Fairy Day, will you watch The Tooth Fairy or Darkness Falls? Will you snooze…