How do the authors keep the dates for each specific storyline straight? Why did they decide to introduce a character into the story who was an autistic savant? How do they choose to which people to dedicate each episode? How do you keep the dates for each specific storyline straight? I find myself having to…
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Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Onyx Webb: Book Six: Episodes 16, 17, & 18 – a Review
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• •In episodes 16, 17, and 18 of the Onyx Webb series, family secrets are revealed as is the identity of a serial killer. People’s pasts are beginning to catch up with them and so are the terrible things they have done. The book opens with the introduction of a new character, Newt Drystad. An autistic…
Author Spotlight
R.L. Smith – My Experiences as a Writer
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Vicki Righettini Interview – Characters, Herbal Remedies, & Advice for Writers
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The Blue Hour – a Review
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Is Cynicism the New Norm? – Guest Post by Matthew Keith
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• •I recently released the second installment of my dystopian trilogy Outpost, and Lisa, the owner of this website, was kind enough to review it. Halfway through reading it, she sent me a message congratulating me on having reached the conspiracy theorist reader segment so well. I’d written a real bonafide government cover-up conspiracy story. It…
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Outpost: Survivor Chronicles of the Great Rains: Book Two – a Review
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• •How did the Ebola virus come to be in the rain that poured down? Who exactly is John Doe? Are aliens really behind everything that is going on? And since there are no children left, is there any hope for the survival of mankind? From aliens and deadly rains to mad and deranged power-hungry scientists,…
Fiction Writing
Why Poe is the King of Scary
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• •Why, after all this time, is the name of Edgar Allan Poe synonymous with tales of horror and suspense? His most popular works have never been out of print and have been translated into all the world’s major languages. During his life, Edgar Allan Poe was plagued by many problems. This troubled man still wrote…
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The Missing Butler and Other Life Mysteries – a Review
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• •These life mysteries are awesome! Each of these stories is a slice of life with the little mysteries that we encounter. The absurd, the comical, and the mysterious aspects of life are presented. Some of these stories are sad enough to bring you to tears. Others are serious enough to cause one to ponder the…
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Don Quixote & What You Can Learn from Miguel de Cervantes
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• •Don Quixote is at times referred to as the first modern European novel. It has been translated into almost every major language. This makes it one of the most widely distributed books, second only to the Bible. Many years ago when I was in school, I read Don Quixote. I remember the story being about…