Category: Guest Article

Effective Treatments for Depression – Part One by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

Effective Treatments for Depression – Part One – by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D. Last month I discussed the symptoms of depression. So, what if you’ve accepted you may be “depressed” in the clinical sense, which means you need to pursue treatment for it? For most… Continue Reading “Effective Treatments for Depression – Part One by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.”

How we write – by Dan Abrahams

How we write – by Dan Abrahams   Before you start imagining this is a guide on how the collective ‘we’ write, in all areas, including character creation, story outline and development and then actually sitting down to put words on a page, it… Continue Reading “How we write – by Dan Abrahams”

So you want to be an author, huh? by an Indian

So you want to be an author, huh? by an Indian So you want to be an author, huh? Join the queue. Millions of dreamers want to be one, and they are very talented writers with a repertoire of some fancy and obscure words… Continue Reading “So you want to be an author, huh? by an Indian”

Dear You By Derra Nicole Sabo

    Dear You By Derra Nicole Sabo Genre: Nonfiction   Brief Description: Dear You is a collection of letters written to the people and events that have made the most impactful influences in my life. This book started out as a personal series… Continue Reading “Dear You By Derra Nicole Sabo”

On Historical Societies by L. S. Johnson

On Historical Societies   Writing any kind of historical fiction, no matter how “alternate,” requires research. Once you choose to set your story in some combination of place and year, you need to make that setting come alive. Through the frame of your character’s… Continue Reading “On Historical Societies by L. S. Johnson”

Three Reasons Why You Should Put Climate Change in Your Novel by J.G. Follansbee

  Three Reasons Why You Should Put Climate Change in Your Novel   A writer’s settings are like stages for actors. The places and landscapes influence how characters interact and evolve over the course of the story. What happens to narratives now that the… Continue Reading “Three Reasons Why You Should Put Climate Change in Your Novel by J.G. Follansbee”

Why We Write by Toby Weston

Why We Write by Toby Weston Sharing somebody else’s mind space, or allowing visitors into your own, is an intimate act. It requires a good chunk of audacity to reveal your thoughts and share them with complete strangers; this is certainly how I felt… Continue Reading “Why We Write by Toby Weston”

“My Favorite Darracia Character and Why” By Michael Phillip Cash

  “My Favorite Darracia Character and Why” By Michael Phillip Cash   When I began writing The Battle for Darracia, I knew I wanted to include some really strong female characters. I mean, strong female characters kick ass (can I say that?). Maybe I’m… Continue Reading ““My Favorite Darracia Character and Why” By Michael Phillip Cash”

A Walking and Climbing Talon by Gigi Sedlmayer

A Walking and Climbing Talon Friday was cloudy with thick rain clouds hanging over the mountain, but Matica and Talon still walked to Ramah for his practice. They hadn’t arrived back home when bullet-sized raindrops thundered down on them. Running the last hundred meters… Continue Reading “A Walking and Climbing Talon by Gigi Sedlmayer”