Bringing characters to life gives me the ability to live a hundred lives with no boundaries, limits, or rules.
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Writing
Creating New Worlds and Bringing Characters to Life – Guest Post by Dana Claire
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Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Tsar’s Locket – a Review
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It is August of 1581 in London, England. Those who are Catholic are not looked upon favorably. Why not? Because it was thought that Catholics were more loyal to the pope than to the queen.
Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Writing
J. Schlenker – The Synchronicity of Writing
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Someone once called me the Queen of Serendipity. I wish. Whether it’s true or not, I don’t know, but I’m largely guided by synchronicity or serendipitous moments.
Fiction Writing, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Blellum & Other Contemptible People
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How contemptible is your character? Is she a blellum? Could she be a buffarilla or a fa-ma-fuff? Would she be smart to marry a fritlag? Not all of these words can be found in today’s dictionaries, so where did I find them? I found them in word books, three of which are listed at the…
Author Interviews
D.B. Silvis Interview – Puzzles, Writing, and Self-Publishing
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Did the inspiration for this book have anything to do with jigsaw puzzles? How important to the success of a book is it to have a good editor? What advice does he have for authors that aren’t yet published? Was there a specific inspiration for this book? Years ago I lived in Ft. Lauderdale and…
Author Interviews, Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Kentuckiana Authors
Atty Eve Interview: Writing the My Beautiful Suicide Series
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For this month’s Author Spotlight post, I interviewed Atty Eve, the author of the dark and powerful My Beautiful Suicide series. Was there anything that happened in your life that inspired this series? Anything you noticed going on in the world? The original inspiration for this series was the first line of a letter I…
Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Writing
John E. Gabor: The Mons Monkey Trilogy
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Two quotes by Hunter S. Thompson sum up my youth and my writing: “Truth is weirder than any fiction I’ve seen” and “It never got weird enough for me.” I was fascinated with people, but I quickly grew bored with ordinary life. I went off exploring other worlds: criminals, gangs, commies, Birchers, hippies, drug dealers,…
Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Music, Writing, and my Bucket List – Audrina Lane
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I am going to share with you the reason behind my first novel and subsequent books as well as the important part that music always plays whenever I start writing a novel. Back in 1992, I was 19 years old and still grieving for my first love who had destroyed my life two years before.…
Writing
Microsoft Word’s Navigation Pane
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Trying to find the perfect writing software to write with was a frustrating endeavor. I thought how much easier it would be to just type my story in Microsoft Word. I had been using MS Word, but it wasn’t fun having to scroll down through all the pages to find the chapter or section I…
Author Interviews, Writing
Jeff Gunhus Interview – Inspiration, Research, & Characters
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Which came first: the title or the book? Was there a specific event that inspired this book? How much research was involved in writing this book? Was the horrifying last chapter included in the first writing of the book or was it added later? What advice does the author have for writers that have yet…
