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Writing Unique Phrases by A. Carina Spears
Greetings gentle reader! Welcome to a guest post on writing unique phrases for your world-settings. I’m A. Carina Spears and I’ll be your guide today! My works range from horror to romance. That said, my favorite genre is fantasy. So let’s examine a quote… Continue Reading “Writing Unique Phrases by A. Carina Spears”
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”
Thoughts on Teaching Fiction Online by Michael Backus
Teaching fiction writing online works surprisingly well as a whole, I’ve taught close to 150 classes in the past 18 years for Gotham Writer’s Workshop and Zoetrope Magazine and most of those have been online in the past 10 years.
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”
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.
Promise. A Book Of Death by David Applebury (Book Review #983)
Promise is a young adult action-adventure story. The story’s premise begins with a man dying and entering a fantasy world where he works with Death. The tasks given to him are tedious, and he has to deal with Angels, demons, heroes, and villains. The… Continue Reading “Promise. A Book Of Death by David Applebury (Book Review #983)”
And The Devil Walks Away by Kevin R. Doyle (Book Review #964)
And the devil walks away is a mystery thriller about Helen being hired by a criminal in order to prove that he has committed the crimes another has been claiming. The serial killer wishes to dig up more crimes than the police know so… Continue Reading “And The Devil Walks Away by Kevin R. Doyle (Book Review #964)”
Julie McGue discusses her journey to debut memoir
At forty-eight years old, I was sent for a breast biopsy. For most women this alone is a nerve-wracking experience, but for an adoptee it produces layers of complicated emotions. My health issues compelled me to launch a search into my closed adoption, something… Continue Reading “Julie McGue discusses her journey to debut memoir “
Let’s Ask Billy Johnson
You ask, “Billy Johnson, whatever possessed an old guy like you to write THE CASSEROLE LADIES?” Reasonable question. I mean after all it’s about five unmarried older Southern women looking for postmortem romance. That topic doesn’t even come close to appealing to the coveted… Continue Reading “Let’s Ask Billy Johnson”
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