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The world seems to be going to the dogs. We are slowly, or maybe not so slowly, frying our world.[…]
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The world seems to be going to the dogs. We are slowly, or maybe not so slowly, frying our world.[…]
Read morePlease welcome Kim Herdman Shapiro to Miss Demeanors. Kim’s roots in journalism and poetry, in print, broadcast, and video, took[…]
Read moreSubmitting to anthologies is a great way to showcase your work. You can find your story side-by-side with a story[…]
Read moreA. A. Milne, J. K. Rowling, J. M. Barrie, G. K. Chesterton, E. B. White, C. S.[…]
Read moreJust got home from a green and pleasant land. So much stuff to see!
Read moreWin a copy of GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Here’s how GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, my suspense novel being released on[…]
Read moreTalking about what your readers expect your story to be and how this can be used to create tension, add surprise, and entertain.
Read moreReading three books a week means I have a towering ToBeRead Pile. Every writer will tell you they have authors[…]
Read moreYou might have heard Amy Lowell and George Sand both smoked cigars while writing. I thought it would be interesting[…]
Read moreI spent the last four days at the New York Write-to-Pitch Conference, helping a group of 15 fabulous authors write[…]
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