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Category: Guest Article
The Virtue of Pressure by JOHN VANDERSLICE
Drafting my forthcoming novel NOUS NOUS (October 19 from Braddock Avenue Books) was unlike drafting any other novel I’ve written. You see, I originally composed the book in a Novel Writing Workshop class, one in which I asked my students to complete a full… Continue Reading “The Virtue of Pressure by JOHN VANDERSLICE”
‘BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran by Massocki Ma Massocki
The highly awaited and undisputed upcoming African classic literature ‘BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran’ by Cameroonian author, Massocki Ma Massocki, and which will be released on the first of September was reviewed and featured on the Daily Info, a magazine of the University of Oxford in England,… Continue Reading “‘BITÉK, He From Whom Death Ran by Massocki Ma Massocki”
Rapid-Fire Interview of Ken Brandt
Ready for some really fast questions and answers about you and your book “Positive Vision: Enjoying the Adventures and Advantages of Poor Eyesight”? Lets go, please fire away!
Three Paradoxes Resolved by Writing Novels
My first suspense novel, Shrink Rapt, took me eight years to complete, an arduous and gratifying accomplishment. As a psychologist, I value life lessons, especially when they come in the form of paradox. Slogging through to the finish taught me three vital things.
A Happy Ghost by Karl Kristian Flores
Somewhere in Kentucky Today I breathe in a town I don’t know, Whose warm weather is wet and thundering, Whose streetlights droop from wires sinking low, Whose milky life pace keeps me wondering. To where I went I did not care—I turned. I saw… Continue Reading “A Happy Ghost by Karl Kristian Flores”
A Few Words BY BRETT SALTER
Dear Resident of the Earth Realm, Imagine if you had the infernos of a mythical, fire dragon raging inside of you. Imagine if you had centuries of power and majesty trapped within your physical body. Now, imagine you are a tentative, thirteen-year old boy… Continue Reading “A Few Words BY BRETT SALTER”
The Many Reincarnations of Cinderella by Bruce Calhoun
Perhaps the most famous fairy tale in Western literature, Cinderella has been retold and reimagined in a staggering number of books and movies. The books and movies fall within two categories: modern day Cinderella stories featuring an underdog heroine and historical Cinderella stories with… Continue Reading “The Many Reincarnations of Cinderella by Bruce Calhoun”
When plotting is too much by Dennis Scheel
Most authors, both new to the craft and well-seasoned, do some plotting before starting a new story. Some settle for a few points, but for others, their plotting has become so long that it can be a novel in itself. Pantsers are the exception… Continue Reading “When plotting is too much by Dennis Scheel”
An Interview With AE Hines
Pre-order the collection and each dollar raised between June and November will be matched dollar-for-dollar and donated to The Trevor Project. 1. What’s your favorite thing you have written? This is a difficult question. I don’t generally think of anything I write in this way,… Continue Reading “An Interview With AE Hines”
