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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.
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”
Interview with Richard WalterÂ
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I came to California in the mid-60s for what I thought would be a short visit, but I enrolled at USC’s film school on a whim. Members of my class would eventually own… Continue Reading “Interview with Richard Walter “
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”
The Journey Behind “Unknown Soldier: World War 1” by David L. Preston
The seed for my debut novel, “Unknown Soldier: World War 1,” was planted during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery when I was just a child. Standing before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, I was struck by a profound question: What were the… Continue Reading “The Journey Behind “Unknown Soldier: World War 1” by David L. Preston”
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”
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