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LC Champlin – Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Using History and Real-Life Events in Fiction

The best lie has a nugget of truth. Likewise, the best fictional story has a nugget, or maybe an entire Happy Meal, of reality. Check out any fantasy book, and you’ll find parallels to either present or historical elements. They might be leaders, wars, or social movements. So why is truth stranger than fiction? In…

Heart Strings – a Review

If someone plays on your heart strings, they are attempting to get sympathy from you. If someone tugs at your heart strings or pulls on your heart strings, they are trying to cause strong feelings of affection or sympathy. In Heart Strings. Lauren is an aspiring writer who has a curiosity that never stops. Never…