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March 19, 2018
CELTIC SHOOT by J. Ray Paradiso
by Courtney Harler Source link J. Ray Paradiso is a recovering academic in the process of refreshing himself….
Raptor Ray by Brent Reilly
by Josh Machado Halcro Source link Raptor Ray by Brent Reilly is an eccentric show of imagination. It opens on the strange birth of Ray, the poor scaly dino-kid doomed to ridicule, and it gets stranger and stranger from there on out, telling a story that blends together a huge number of sci-fi tropes (times
Sean Grigsby: Five Things I Learned Writing Smoke Eaters
by terribleminds Source link When dragons rise from the earth, firefighters are humanity’s last line of defense, in this wild near-future fantasy. Firefighter Cole Brannigan is on the verge of retirement after 30 years on the job, and a decade fighting dragons. But during his final fire call, he discovers he’s immune to dragon smoke.s
March 18, 2018
Law School and Self-Worth
by Michael Davis Source link Years ago, when I was in law school, I had a curious experience, one that has recently echoed back to me from the son of a friend coming to the end of his 1L. I would attend classes for about 5-6 hours a day, then spend 8-10 more studying in thes
The Useless Days Will Add Up to Something
by JW Source link The useless days will add up to something. The shitty waitressing jobs. The hours writing in your journal. The long meandering walks. The hours reading poetry and story collections and novels and dead people’s diaries and wondering about sex and God and whether you should shave under your arms or not.s
Dilemma: 4 Powerful Steps to Make Your Characters Choose
by David Safford Source link The Spring Writing Contest is coming soon! If you haven’t heard of them, the Write Practice’s seasonal writing contests are a great opportunity to get published and possibly win fame and (a small) fortune. Perhaps you’ve entered before, but haven’t found the winner’s circle. Rejection is a familiar badge ofs
March 17, 2018
What’s Really Broken in the ‘Content Marketing Playbook’
by Sonia Simone Source link Sometimes it bums me out that we’ve become a culture of contrarians. Whether it’s Black Panther, 3D printing, or strawberry ice cream, there’s nothing so excellent that someone on the internet won’t tell you why you’re wrong for liking it. So sometimes it’s easy to miss the signals when as
The Celtic Issue is LIVE!
by Courtney Harler Source link Beginning today, we’ll start publishing the most stunning selections from our recent reading period.
Beyond Borders by Ngozi Iwuoha
by Josh Machado Halcro Source link Beyond Borders by Ngozi Iwuoha is a touching story of belonging, identity, and family. Borders can separate us and time can keep us apart, but what keeps us together, as shown touchingly by Iwuoha, is love. Iwuoha tells the narrative with a distance and breeze that at first mights
Character flaws: Creating lovable imperfections
by brendanmc Source link Character flaws serve multiple purposes. Often, they’re the faults and shortcomings that create conflict between key players in a story. Yet flaws are also useful for creating attraction between characters. Without them, characters feel wooden, ‘too perfect’. Without them, attraction might seem too instant. Here are types of flaws that make characterss
