Eileen Obser is a writer and editor and has been teaching creative writing in New York for over 20 years. She is a graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing and Literature at Stony Brook University Southampton. Her stories … Continue reading
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The Funny Thing about Murder
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After earning a degree to teach Spanish, D.R. Ransdell moved to Durango, Mexico. Her favorite Saturday nights were spent at house parties where guests fought over the guitar. When she returned to the U.S. five years later, she was so … Continue reading
What happens to professional athletes after they retire?
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Today, Canadian Kate Preston talks about how her first novel, A vintage Year, came about. She explores the life of a professional tennis player a few years after he retires. She also reveals a lot about growing grapes and the … Continue reading
Genesis of a Novel
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Today’s guest is Peggy Blann Phifer, a retired executive assistant, who is plunging into writing now that she has the time. Her debut novel, To See the Sun, was released in 2012. Then came a novella, Somehow, Christmas Will Come, … Continue reading
Ideas, Characters, Twists, Endings
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Today, Award Winning author Vannetta Chapman writes about how stories come about, and what makes them into a book. Vannetta has published over a hundred articles in Christian family magazines, has won dozens of awards from RMA chapters, and been … Continue reading
One Star Review Boot Camp
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Today’s guest blogger is Jordyn Redwood, a pediatric ER nurse by day, suspense novelist by night. Her Bloodline Trilogy, Proof, Poison and Peril, are medical suspense books. In those, she shows how to build tension. Today, she tells us about dealing … Continue reading
Pushing Through the Ugly
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Today, we get some good advice from Jennifer Slattery. She writes soul-stirring fiction. She also writes for several Internet sites. Take it away, Jennifer. “This story stinks,” I say, as I close my computer and stomp toward the kitchen—to make … Continue reading
Are You Curious?
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People often believe that most others are like they are. They like beef so everybody must like beef. Oh, except for those strange people who are vegetarians. I like to travel, so surely everybody likes to travel. Everybody likes a … Continue reading
Mixed Up Words
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I know this is not an exciting blog, but nonetheless, I think it should be said. Actually, it should be repeated. This is not something new, but it is something in need of reinforcement. Twice today, on national television no … Continue reading
Two Pet Peeves on Blogs
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Today, I visited three blogs. Afterwards, I found that two of them left me a tad disappointed. It wasn’t the material. It wasn’t the writing. So, today, I’ll address the two things that will help make visiting your blog a … Continue reading