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The Impetus of GRAPHIC NATURE by Daniel Damiano
After my first novel was published, there was a certain degree of satisfaction in both having completed a pretty sizable work and also being able to share it with the general public. However, upon completing it, I did not assume I’d have another idea with… Continue Reading “The Impetus of GRAPHIC NATURE by Daniel Damiano”
Five Questions with Mark Doyon about Deep Fried
In the forthcoming novel Deep Fried by Mark Doyon, Americanized millennial Arjun Chatterjee is a food-truck chef working in a parking lot outside the nation’s capital. He dreams up multiethnic recipes and pursues a young woman toiling in a Kafkaesque office nearby. Building a… Continue Reading “Five Questions with Mark Doyon about Deep Fried”
An Unexpected Novel – AFTERMATH BOY by Robert E. Honig
For twenty years, I’d stayed away from the Washington, D.C. Holocaust Museum.  Their repository of SHOAH Foundation testimonies and video recordings of survivor interviews included contributions by my two surviving aunts. Their older sister, my mother, had died at age 53 when I was… Continue Reading “An Unexpected Novel – AFTERMATH BOY by Robert E. Honig”
The Eye of Winter – More than a Hero’s Journey by Jaques Smit
In 2009, I was going through a tough time in my life. I felt trapped and isolated. Then a friend gave me The Magician by Raymond E. Feist. I vanished into its pages and blasted through the Riftwar Saga. Soon I learned Feist based… Continue Reading “The Eye of Winter – More than a Hero’s Journey by Jaques Smit”
Beware the Bonding by Robb White
Of all the genres I’ve published in, I enjoy hardboiled crime/noir the most. It used to be axiomatic that a writer had the sole right to choose his or her subject. To say there’s nothing sacred involved might be a stretch, but the boundaries… Continue Reading “Beware the Bonding by Robb White”
To Be Familiar or Not to Be Familiar: That is the Question by Jennifer Shand
In this article, I will discuss a technique to add to your writing to make it more memorable and enjoyable for your reader. This technique is to add familiarity, whether familiar to the child or the adult purchasing the book. Either way, it is… Continue Reading “To Be Familiar or Not to Be Familiar: That is the Question by Jennifer Shand”
A Character in the Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Universe of Lost Messages’ Speaks Out by Janet Stilson
Hey. My name’s Cheeta Lucida LaVera. You’ll find me inside a new book by Janet Stilson called Universe of Lost Messages. She asked me to explain a few things.
Author Therapy during Book Promotion by Donna Balon
Book promotion is lonely. I know what to do: activate social media accounts, schedule blog tours, and engage in author forums. But book promotion is an unexpected emotional journey. I login to my computer morning and night. How books many were sold? Are there… Continue Reading “Author Therapy during Book Promotion by Donna Balon”
How I Wrote a Historical Novel- That Combines Famous People with Fictional Characters by Susan Dormady Eisenberg
Every novel needs a dynamic protagonist and colorful secondary characters. To achieve this cast in my historical rom-com, One More Seat at the Round Table: A Novel of Broadway’s Camelot, I mixed the legendary creators of this beloved 1960 musical—and the performers who gave… Continue Reading “How I Wrote a Historical Novel- That Combines Famous People with Fictional Characters by Susan Dormady Eisenberg”
