Most people think of rats as nasty disease-ridden animals. But people keep rats as pets, and rats are also kept in laboratories as test subjects. Cats are known for chasing and killing rats. It has been said that cats and rats are incapable of getting along with each other, but the same has been said…
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Fiction Writing, Holidays, Writing Prompts and Exercises
X-Ray Day and Other Unusual Holidays
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• •How many sandwiches will you eat on National Sandwich Day? Will you make a pizza on National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day? Will you have an x-ray taken on X-Ray Day? What will you make for dinner on Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day? A historical fiction novel could be written around the…
Book Reviews, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Engaged in Danger – a Review
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• •Jamie Quinn practices family law in Hollywood, Florida, but she always seems to end up handling cases that are about much more than family. This time she is approached to handle a divorce case. Divorce cases are simple, right? Well, not this one. Nan Glasser, the wife of the most famous attorney in town, comes…
Book Reviews, Devotionals, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Nonfiction, Words
A Sherlock Holmes Devotional: Uncovering the Mysteries of God – a Review
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• •Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words from Consonance to Correspondent
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• •Do those in kindergarten learn their consonance or consonants? Is the flu contagious or contiguous? Would rebels stage a coo or a coup? Does an apple have a core or a corps? consonance, consonants Consonance is agreement. It is also harmony of sounds. She longed for consonance and peace in her life. Consonants are the letters that are not…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing
Shelly Frome Interview – Inspiration, Characters, and Writing
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• •What was the author’s inspiration for this book? How deeply does he develop his characters before beginning to write? Is there some special way he chooses their names? Has he always wanted to write? What advice does he have for those who are trying to have their writing published? What was your inspiration for this…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Murder Run – a Review
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Confusing Words from Complacence to Conscious
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• •Would you find a conch or a conk on the beach? Do you want to concur or conquer your enemies? If you can see and hear what is going on around you, are you conscience or conscious? complacence, complaisance Complacence is indifference or self-satisfaction. Brittany had so much complacence about her ability to pass the test…
Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Halloween Articles, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Tangle of Gorgons
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• •Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Halloween Articles
Legend Behind the Jack-o’-Lantern – Guest Post by Stephen Helmes
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• •With Halloween right around the corner, everywhere we look we see the orange and black color scheme, decorations of skeletons, ghouls, witches, and ghosts. When you go into the city, you see store aisles and occasionally entire stores dedicated in celebration of the darkest holiday of the year. On this day of vampires, witches, and…