When I had to read Shakespeare in school, I didn’t appreciate his talent. He was a master of insults. I enjoyed the way the words he wrote flowed, but I didn’t take the time to look up unfamiliar words so that I could understand just what he was saying.
Category: Fiction Writing
Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Words
The Minotaurs of Maze World – a Review
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
True Darkness – a Review
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• •Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Mystery
Choosing the Right Quirks to Give Your Character – Guest Post by Keith Hirshland
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Humor, Mystery, New Words Learned, Words
Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis – a Review
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• •Murphy Murphy has an aversion for redundant phrases. His boss is aware of this, so he uses all these annoying phrases he can think of around Murphy every chance he gets. The captain has even given Murphy his own department: Department of Redundancy Department. And what a fitting department that is for for someone who seeks to rid the world of these hilarious commonly used phrases.
Fiction Writing, Marketing
How to Promote Your Book on Social Media – Guest Post by Bea Potter
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• •Social media is changing the way that writers promote themselves and their books. Books, both fiction and non-fiction, can now be advertised on all social media platforms using a range of campaigns. Some are successful; others fail miserably. So it’s worth taking the time to learn what effective marketing is for books. That is, how to promote your book on social media 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙.
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Romance, Vampire Fiction, Words
Hawkesmoor: A Novel of Vampire & Faerie – a Review
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• •Author Interviews, Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Anne Merino – Hawkesmoor, The Paranormal, and Ballet
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• •Fiction Writing, Grammar & Punctuation, Writing
Ten Zombified Grammar Myths That Need to Stay Buried
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• •Myths are fictitious stories, but they have a lot of power. Lightning never strikes the same place twice is one myth that I’m sure you’re familiar with, and it is a dangerous one. Lightning could strike the same place in less than ten minutes, or it could wait thousands of years to strike that place again.
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Literary Fiction, New Words Learned, Short Stories/Novellas, Words
The Benefits of Breathing – a Review
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• •All of the stories in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 are about love. Some are afraid to love. Others love yet stay apart.Some only pretend to love, yet in many cases, love continues even after death. Not everyone is honest when it comes to love; some set out only to deceive. And never forget that the love of a dog, man’s best friend, is so very special.