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What’s It About? by Lawrence Patrick O’Brien
There might be multiple story-lines in an author’s work but they’re not advertised. My debut novel, Clochán, is a coming-of-age adventure about children growing up during a time of monsters. Kevin, who is introduced at the age of reason, grows to become a young… Continue Reading “What’s It About? by Lawrence Patrick O’Brien”
Travels with Maurice- An Outrageous Experience in Europe 1968 by Gary Orleck
“Every Women Wanted to Be with Him Every Man Wanted to Be Him” ― Gary Orleck “If Nothing Boggles the Minds of Men like the Simple Truth,” Then I have a manuscript that you will not be able to put down. You will anxiously await… Continue Reading “Travels with Maurice- An Outrageous Experience in Europe 1968 by Gary Orleck”
Travels with Maurice- An Outrageous Experience in Europe 1968 by Gary Orleck
“If Nothing Boggles the Minds of Men like the Simple Truth,” Then I have a manuscript that you will not be able to put down. You will anxiously await what will happen on the next page. It is the story of a quiet son… Continue Reading “Travels with Maurice- An Outrageous Experience in Europe 1968 by Gary Orleck”
To Create by Lawrence Patrick O’Brien
To be a creator, don’t think about it—do it. Diary entries can become a memoir. Doodles and drawings might sketch out base images as a launch point in a scene that demands a larger canvas, which might lead to something more serious more industrious… Continue Reading “To Create by Lawrence Patrick O’Brien”
Granny Oldham Had The Power To “Knit” Galaxies Into Existence! by Val Jon Farris
I remember spending summer vacations with her as a boy. Granny Oldham would sit for hours in her rocking chair with two large knitting needles creating all sorts of things for her grandkids. To my amazement, I would watch her knit into existence beautiful… Continue Reading “Granny Oldham Had The Power To “Knit” Galaxies Into Existence! by Val Jon Farris”
Wendy L.Scott-Hawkins
I’ve just recently got the first one under my belt … my first self-published book. Can you guess what comes after the congratulations from friends and family? You guessed it! Most people ask, “Are you going to write another one?”
Are Vampires Evil: Why I Wrote Dark Obsessions by Delphine McClelland
Are vampires evil was a question that I asked myself a lot when I was given the idea to write my very own novel by a coworker of mine. As an avid reader my coworker John Voldstad was interested in the books that I… Continue Reading “Are Vampires Evil: Why I Wrote Dark Obsessions by Delphine McClelland”
The Stories Behind the Stories by Ken Waldman
I’ve just had my twentieth book published. From 1990-1992, I lived in Nome, Alaska, a small community on the Bering Sea coast where I taught college writing classes, mostly over phone. I also traveled to villages where my students lived. I wrote… Continue Reading “The Stories Behind the Stories by Ken Waldman”
My Sacrificial Cenote (Near) Death Dive (And The Power of “Intentional Peace”) by Val Jon Farris
The dive team carefully reviews the diagram of the cenote’s complex interior. We’re about to embark on deadly dive into a myriad of caves and black water chambers, where sacrificial bones of the ancient Mayans lay undisturbed for centuries. Little do I realize that… Continue Reading “My Sacrificial Cenote (Near) Death Dive (And The Power of “Intentional Peace”) by Val Jon Farris”
