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Following Hollywood on location by Richard Starks
Write what you know. That’s one of the rules for creating good fiction, so as much as possible you should draw on your own first-hand experiences. Not easy to do when you’re writing historical fiction (unless you’re two hundred years old), in which case… Continue Reading “Following Hollywood on location by Richard Starks”
Writing the Gift Story by Alex Bernstein
No one likes staring at a blank page. Fortunately, many writers cultivate all sorts of prompts and tools to conquer that authorial vacuum as much as possible – whether it be leaving the previous day’s writing off on a cliffhanger – or maintaining an… Continue Reading “Writing the Gift Story by Alex Bernstein”
An Interview With David Seaburn
Broken Pieces of God is contemporary literary fiction. Primarily, this means it is a character driven story. The main plot revolves around the lives of Eddy and Gayle Kimes and their two adult offspring, Rich and Sandy. Eddy has recently lost his job with… Continue Reading “An Interview With David Seaburn”
Today Marks 6 years
6 years have passed, and it certainly has gone by fast. WordPress does give you these nice reminders. Well, let’s say a big thank you to everyone who follows, likes, subscribes, and endlessly supports this platform for authors. You guys make a difference! Here’s… Continue Reading “Today Marks 6 years”
Your words your world
I would like to thank Jeyran Main for being part of Your Words Your World blog tour and many thanks to Serena at Poetic Book Tours for organizing such a great one. What an amazing opportunity! For anyone who has read my first poetry… Continue Reading “Your words your world”
The Necessity of a Winter Solstice in the life of a Writer by Boshra Rasti Ghalati
It was during what must have been the tenth time playing Uno ( in the middle of another COVID lockdown) with my nine-year-old daughter, that my mother called. If you are familiar with Persian mothers you’ll know that my first thoughts — even as… Continue Reading “The Necessity of a Winter Solstice in the life of a Writer by Boshra Rasti Ghalati”
Don’t Touch That! by James Scott
As I said in earlier posts, believability is one of the three most important things for successful SciFi writing. You got to think that what the person is doing in the story is something you might do in the same situation.  Or better still,… Continue Reading “Don’t Touch That! by James Scott”
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.
1000 BOOK REVIEWS…done!
I hit 1000 book reviews! Rod Walters kindly wrote this for me. Written by Rod Walters Congratulations, Review Tales, on 1,000! Anyone ever run into another book reviewer who has chalked up a thousand reviews? Of course you almost certainly haven’t.
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