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Fiction Writing, Fiction Writing Research, Historical Fiction, Research
Letting History Be Your Co-Writer! – Guest Post by Alina Adams
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Tag: New York City
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Serial Killers, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Riddle Murders – a Review
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New York City is experiencing a deadly heatwave. Lieutenant John Brannagan doesn’t think anything could make this heatwave worse, but he is wrong.
Fiction Writing, Idioms, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Idioms: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
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When you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop, are you caught out in a rainstorm of shoes? No, you are waiting for something to happen, something that you expect to happen. But what does waiting have to do with shoes? For the answer to this, we need to go back in time to manufacturing…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Romance, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Everything You Want Me to Be – a Review
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Keeping secrets is not always a good thing. Lying to others in order to use them so that everything goes your way can be deadly. This haunting story of secrets, love, manipulation, and murder is told from three points of view—Del, the small-town sheriff; Peter, the English teach caught in a marriage that is crumbling;…
Christmas Articles, Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Sleigh of Santa Claus
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Will your character stumble upon an indulgence of leprechauns who have overindulged in drink? Perhaps your character will seek out a swell of naiads, a delectation of nymphs, a pleasure of pixies, or a resolution of sprites. Is your character so excited to see Santa that he will try to catch him coming down the chimney? How surprised will he be when he discovers that Santa is an elf?
Christmas Articles, Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Cyssanophobia and Other Christmas Phobias
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The Christmas season is one of beauty and joy. Decorations, some simple and others showy, can be seen just about anywhere – in stores, in restaurants, in suburbs, in the country. Once the sky darkens, the air is filled with flashing lights of all colors. Men dressed as Santa Claus can be found in just about any store you enter.
Author Interviews, Publishing, Writing
K. Hollan Van Zandt Interview – The Great Library, Slave Trafficking, and the Emerald Tablet
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What was the inspiration for this book? How long did it take the author to research all the colorful history woven into the story? Who was her favorite character? What are the author’s thoughts on self-publishing? What was your inspiration for this book? Many slender threads begin with romance and synchronicity, and so I started…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, New Words Learned, Words
The Last Days of Night – a Review
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If you think that a historical fiction novel could never have you pacing the floors or hurriedly turning to the next page to find out what happened, this book is proof that you are mistaken. The Last Days of Night takes place in New York City at a time when light bulbs were new. Electricity…
Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Television/Movies, Words
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: the Book, the Audiobook, the Movie, & the Series – a Review
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Most everyone has heard of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and its headless horseman that terrorizes a village. You have probably also heard about the movie and television series, both of which are loosely based on the classic by Washington Irving. First is a review of the book, favorite sentences, and new words learned. After…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Nonfiction, Poetry, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
The Life and Times of Richard Musto – a Review
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Told in poetry and pictures, this is the story of Richard Musto, a homeless man who lives on the streets of New York City with aplomb that not many of us would be able to keep if we found ourselves without a roof over our heads, a bed to sleep in, or a refrigerator full…
