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Quotations on Reading
Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing: (https://en.wikipedia.org) “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Frederick Douglass ? (https://commons.wikimedia.org) “Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human beings and their motivation by reading…
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Soulful Sunday: Donnie Mcclurkin “Stand”
Originally posted on Syl65's Blog: https://youtu.be/UwUoAJLv5dU ?
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How to outline a book without killing the fun of writing it
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel: Do you write with an outline? I was asked this by another writer at a book event last weekend. ‘I like outlines,’ she said, ‘and I don’t like them. I want to know where I’m going. But if I make a scene-by-scene breakdown, I find I’m not interested in writing…
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Tommy B Smith, The Mourner’s Cradle review
Originally posted on Horror Novel Reviews: Reviewed by Paula Limbaugh The Mourner’s Cradle: A Widow’s Journey by Tommy B Smith has been touted as a story regarding grief, I found it as one about finding validation for one’s being. Anne Sharpe has more or less lived in her husband’s shadow for years, he was, after…
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How to Mess Up Your Lead Character’s Ordinary Day
Source: How to Mess Up Your Lead Character’s Ordinary Day
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Thrift Store Finds: Scarecrow
Originally posted on Horror Novel Reviews: As usual, spoilers (and scarecrows) ahead. I think we can all agree the scarecrow subgenre could use more good stories. In fact, as far as horror subgenres go, scarecrows have a pretty embarrassingly low output. You’ve got your Goosebumps, your Batman villain, and a handful of books of varying…
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The Teenage Protagonist – Guest Post by Jaq D Hawkins…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Young protagonists in the Fantasy genre are nothing new. Without even thinking too hard, I can remember reading about many of them in some of my favourite Fantasy books of all time. This includes several of the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey, Godstalk by PC Hodgell and…