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Historical Fiction & Political Correctness
by JhawkerRon on September 23, 2016I belong to a lively online Historical Novels discussion group in which authors engage in lots of discussions ranging from how one researches historical novels to selecting book titles. Most recently ... more
Why I Care What You Think
by ElizabethFisher on September 21, 2016I’d like to believe I’m a smart author in that I want to learn from my mistakes. That being said, I’m finding that my most important “teacher" is you, the reader. What you say about what you r ... more
Writer's Hedge
by charlottehb on August 11, 2016The following is a flash fiction story based on a prompt at a writers group meeting Saturday a week ago. The prompts were randomly generated around the table, each of us adding a word and then passing ... more
Some People Are Like The Old Prospector's Mule...You Have To Hit 'Em Between The Eyes With A Two-By-Four To Get Their Attention!
by JStudd1 on September 19, 2016The 2016 Presidential And Congressional Elections Are Rapidly Approaching! For the benefit of new voters and those who find it difficult to assess political candidates: The new publication, Some ... more
Words on a Page
by nmguild44 on September 18, 2016Back in the days when I was giving college classes in fiction writing a member of my department once began a lecture with the sentence, “There are no characters in fiction, only words.” This is o ... more
A List of My Faults and Transgressions
by SaraTucker on September 18, 2016(1) Stole candy from the Red & White supermarket (age 4). (2) Bought candy with my Sunday-school money at Merusi’s corner store and hid it under the Streeters’ front porch (primary school). (3) ... more
EIGHT Tips for New Writers
by LRClaro on September 18, 2016One of my regular blog readers contacted me a few weeks ago with the question, “Can you teach me to do what you do?” I wasn’t sure what that meant, exactly, so I pressed, “Which thing?” I ... more
Deflategate
by thegurns on September 17, 2016Deflategate (You knew I just had to right?) Have you ever come out to start your car (after a cold night in the driveway) and found one or more low tire pressure indicator lights on? So have I! This ... more
Review: J. A. Cipriano: Jet - My Brother's Keeper
by charlottehb on September 17, 2016J. A. Cipriano: Jet-My Brother’s Keeper – a novella J.A. Cipriano’s Jet: My Brother’s Keeper reads like Nikita of Division met Agent Melinda “The Cavalry” May of S.H.I.E.L. D. and the ... more
F*ck Rape Culture
by charlottehb on August 15, 2016Penises don’t rape people. People (mostly men) rape people (not only women). Rape is about the physical violation of a person, power over the person. It’s about dominance, punishment, and hum ... more