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Beginning of Arrogance by Bryan Cole (Book Review #1413)
Beginning of Arrogance is a fantasy story and book one of a Paladin’s journey. Paladins are heroes who protect people from enemies. For this reason, they aren’t very much liked by those in power.
Read MoreHacking George by Bob Palmer (Book Review #1414)
‘Hacking George’ is a humor, dark comedy, and complex story where George, the protagonist, instantly gets on your nerves, irritating you all the way. But as you read along, he slowly grows on you, and you realize that he, in fact, is the hero you want to win.
Read MoreHow Did I Get Here?- Traveling The Road To Resilience by Andrew Fitzgerald (Book Review #1412)
‘How Did I Get Here?- Traveling The Road To Resilience’ is a memoir biography. Andrew has an interesting take on life, and through all of his experiences, he shares this insightful take on life in the hope that we can learn and overcome our own troubles.
Read MoreThe Multitude of Personalities Made Simple by A.A. Hadi White (Book Review #1411)
‘The Multitude of Personalities Made Simple’ is a psychology self-help spiritual book written to assist the reader in accurately determining their personality type and assessing it through measurement.
Read MoreNonfiction and Me by Jessica Marie Baumgartner
When most people talk about books or writing they usually mean fiction. I’ve created plenty of my own worlds and original stories, but my most prominent tales are all true stories. Nonfiction is incredibly underrated. From Michelle Obama’s memoir to I Am Malala, Born Free, and even works like On Liberty, true writing holds the power to give readers realistic solutions to everyday issues.
Read MoreThe Hidden Protagonist by Ron Zayas
I was halfway through my novel, following my character descriptions and intricate outline to a T, when I realized I had the wrong hero.
Read MoreNancy Burkhalter – The Education of Delhomme: Chopin, Sand, & La France – Le Mot Juste
Nancy Burkhalter
The Education of Delhomme: Chopin, Sand, & La France
Le Mot Juste
For the historical novelist, thorough research is mandatory. We must make sure that the Union Pacific train ran through Laramie, Wyoming, in 1880 and not the Burlington Northern. Even if it’s anachronistic attire or crops that were never grown in the area, this oversight can have the effect of pulling readers out of the story and losing trust in your writing. Readers will know if you goof up.
Read MoreFunny Things by Jennifer deBie
Being a novelist is a funny thing.
It’s a funny thing for a whole host of reasons, but the funniness of it struck me particularly hard this past weekend, when I realized at 1:32AM Saturday morning that I was stone-cold sober, and earnestly researching the etymology of the term ‘serial killer’ for a throwaway detail in the novel I’m currently writing.
Read MoreInspiration by Donald Furrow-Scott
After four years of writing four novels and fully outlining four more, a calm is overcoming my muse this summer. It is not a fit of writer’s block, in fact, quite the opposite. Nor is it some f​uror poeticus​ that will result in yet another stress-squozen pandemic novel.
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