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Truth or Fiction by Lorna Brown
Truth or Fiction by Lorna Brown I read an article a couple of years ago about a father, who cut his teenage daughter’s hair after she got highlights. It was her birthday and her mother treated her to the gift. The girl, I… Continue Reading “Truth or Fiction by Lorna Brown “
Going on an adventure with your characters by Dennis Scheel
Going on an adventure with your characters by Dennis Scheel Reading a fantastic book, experiencing it with the characters is a feeling like no other. Especially if the voyage being told is a great one, but imagine going on the adventure you’re writing… Continue Reading “Going on an adventure with your characters by Dennis Scheel”
Writing Villains With Impact by Alex Bryant
Writing Villains With Impact by Alex Bryant Villains. Let’s face it, while your hero can be inspiring and empathetic, it’s a well-written villain that always steals the show. Some are flawed but redeemable, while others are pure evil. But whatever the case, every good… Continue Reading “Writing Villains With Impact by Alex Bryant”
Why I Write for Children– Michele Clark McConnochie
Why I Write for Children– Michele Clark McConnochie According to the late, great and highly prolific Terry Pratchett, “Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.” He certainly should have known; he wrote over 70 novels after all. However, to be brutally… Continue Reading “Why I Write for Children– Michele Clark McConnochie”
Mary MacDougall & Me By Richard Audry
Mary MacDougall & Me By Richard Audry I first tried my hand at writing novels back in the late ’80s, with an epic fantasy of 120k words that never sold. Next, I tackled a mystery. And not just any mystery, but a historical mystery.… Continue Reading “Mary MacDougall & Me By Richard Audry”
How Themes Add impact to a Novel by Evelyn Puerto
How Themes Add impact to a Novel by Evelyn Puerto Squeals of glee mixed with a deeper laughter came from the stairs. My four-year-old grandson was playing one of his favorite games with his dad: sliding down the stairs. He’d want… Continue Reading “How Themes Add impact to a Novel by Evelyn Puerto”
A collaboration of authors by Dennis Scheel
A collaboration of authors by Dennis Scheel In the world of writing, we always start with an idea, which turns into a script filled by our hard work, hundreds of hours, if you can settle for only that spent writing, editing or… Continue Reading “A collaboration of authors by Dennis Scheel”
S.M. Stevens, author of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
S.M. Stevens, author of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Why I Wrote a “#MeToo Novel” Almost every time I am interviewed about my new novel Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, the interviewer asks why I wanted to write about sexual abuse and… Continue Reading “S.M. Stevens, author of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades”
Worldbuilding: Creating fantasy worlds as real as our own by R.J. Vickers
When I was reading The Way of Kings, an epic fantasy by one of the masters of worldbuilding, Brandon Sanderson, I came across something that emphasized how deeply he had thought through his world.
