I grew up with Kevin Henke books; he was my mom’s favorite. And as an adult, I grew to really appreciate Dr. Suess. Both authors used their platform to teach some really meaningful lessons, while still having fun with it and that’s what I want to be known for too.
Christine Reynebeau – 19 August 2019 Continue reading
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I think about that famous advice to writers: “Kill your darlings.” The point being that the ideas you’re most precious about are the ones least likely to fit into your story and most likely to derail it. But I thought: “What if your story is ALL darlings? And what if, instead of killing them, you put all your darlings in a blender and turn them into a delicious darling-smoothy.” Okay, technically, probably, this would also kill your darlings. But, hey! Smoothy!
Drew Melbourne – 14 August 2019 Continue reading
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I’ve always loved steampunk novels, but those set in New Zealand are very few, and I love people with superpowers, so I thought, why not putting everything together?
Barbara Russell – 9 August 2019 Continue reading
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After awhile I forget the sting that this lack of ballyhoo brings and decided to publish another one. Almost nobody is reading this one either.
Lance Manion – 4 August 2019 Continue reading
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Writing for characters you’ve already established is like putting on a pair of comfy slippers. You know them well, you’ve learnt their fobiles and it feels natural to be writing about them again.
Claire Buss – 25 July 2019 Continue reading
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Yes, I listen to music. I have different types depending on the nature of the scene. If it is a funny scene, I tend to listen to the Ramones. If it is a serious scene I listen to classical music.
Timothy Reinhardt – 20 July 2019 Continue reading
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I think if the Confederacy had not initiated hostilities; Lincoln might have had a hard time in convincing most of the North to go to war. But, as I thought more about it, I favored the idea of a futuristic novel with a lot of historical perspective and some ideas for dealing with current problems.
Philip M. Fishman – 10 July 2019 Continue reading
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I watched the sixties daytime series “Dark Shadows” daily, curled up on the couch with my mother and sisters for five of the most formative years of my life. I was too young to understand most of it, but I got this:
Vampires are scary.
Ellis Hoff – 5 July 2019 Continue reading
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Once I determined to focus and get words down no matter what, it all flowed out. Of course, by then, I’d spent years in the world of the story, so I had everything I needed.
Victoria A. Wilder – 24 June 2019 Continue reading
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