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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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Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
The Soundtrack of Life – Guest Post by Cynthia L. Clark
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I remember when I was thirteen years old, riding in my dad’s metallic blue Ford sedan to my orthodontic appointment. His radio was tuned to a hard-core country station playing music by George Jones, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash.
Guest Posts, Literary Fiction, Writing
Writing Literary Fiction – Guest Post by Christopher Meeks
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I recently finished my sixth draft of a new novel, which takes place in the Iraq war. I’m ready to show it to agents as I look for new representation. At the recent AWP Conference in Los Angeles, I attended a panel called “Agents on Agenting,” where afterward I asked Noah Ballard, an agent at…
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Restoring the Scare Factor – Guest Post by Michael Bray
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The literary incarnation of the vampire has changed significantly over the last few years. Gone is the eerie, long shadow casting creeping of Max Scheck’s portrayal of Nosferatu, lost is the sophisticated charm and bloodlust evoked by greats such as Bela Lagosi and Christopher Lee to such great effect. It seems the current public image…
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
Bullied. Bullied. Bully. – Guest Post by Nathan Gross
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In kindergarten, I was the only kid still crying when my mum dropped me off—a month into the year. Result: the other kids laughed at me, or worse, asked me what was wrong, and I just wailed, “I want my mummy!” That meant I hardly ever got invited out to play. And the odd time…
Guest Posts, Publishing
For Nonwriters: How to Write and Professionally Self-Publish a Memoir – Guest Post by Carrie May Lucas
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I never imagined I would author a memoir. I dabbled in writing a little when I was younger, but I thought I wasn’t creative enough to ever publish a book. In fact, I am actually a mathematician. When I started writing Where Fault Lies, I didn’t expect it to take on the life that it…
