Do you believe in angels? Do you believe in demons? Do you believe that one being could be both? Vivien is a reporter that lives in Crescent City. Working on the story about Hurricane Katrina left her feeling burnt out. Then something happens that reinvigorates the investigative journalist in her. After digging deep into the…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Bombay Blood – a Review
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
My Cold Kentucky Home – a Review
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• •Could a land be so haunted that the residents of any houses or apartments built on that land are doomed? We’ve all heard about the possessed house in Amityville, but are you ready for the horrors of Hubertson? The supernatural occurrences at Hubertson and the land it is built on are subtle, but that doesn’t…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Humor, Inspirational, Reading
Home-Based – a Review
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Escape, Redemption, and Forgiveness – Guest Post by Peter M. Parr
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• •Originally, I’d intended to call the book After the Fall. However, that is the title of a play by Arthur Miller and more than one other novel. My publisher advised me to go for a unique title. But why Escape to Redemption? The “escape” part is straightforward. After committing a crime, Josie flees to Poland.…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Reading, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Escape to Redemption – a Review
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• •Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Farm Animal Phobias
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• •Did you know that there are people who are deathly afraid of cows and horses? Goats, sheep, and pigs fill others with terror. Remember, each time a person with a phobia is confronted by what he or she fears, there are physical reactions. Dread, nausea, or breathlessness overcomes him. He sweats excessively and possibly loses…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Coulrophobia, the Fear of Clowns
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• •According to the dictionary, a clown is a comic performer, usually in a circus, who dresses up in outlandish costumes and make-up. He pantomimes common situations or actions in an exaggerated or ridiculous way. A clown can also be a coarse, ill-bred person or a boor. The English word “clown” is thought to have perhaps come…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing, Publishing, Writing
Ian Doescher Interview – William Shakespeare, Star Wars, and Iambic Pentameter
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• •How does he think William Shakespeare would react to his book? What made him decide to combine Shakespeare and Star Wars? What is iambic pentameter? What kind of books does he like to read? Who has been his greatest inspiration? What do you think William Shakespeare’s reaction would be to your book? He would probably…
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Science Fiction
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars – a Review
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• •Ian Doescher has brought new life to Shakespeare with William Shakespeare’s Star Wars. When I first heard the title of the book, I was convinced I had misunderstood something. Shakespeare and Star Wars together? How could the famous science fiction/fantasy tale be told in the iambic pentameter used by the Bard of Avon? Would it…