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Review: The Final Departure by Epp Marsh III

by Greg Rideout Source link Partially based on real history, The Final Departure by Epp Marsh III tells an alternate history where Marcus Garvey’s Greater Liberia Act is put into widespread effect. In 1929, Civil Rights pioneer Marcus Garvey strikes a devil’s bargain with the Ku Klux Klan to turn the United States into ans

K.R. Richardson: Five Things I Learned Writing Blood Orbit

by terribleminds Source link The planet is beautiful; the crime is gruesome. A mass murder in an ethnic ghetto sparks racial and political tensions that could lead to genocide or civil war on the corporate-controlled planet Gattis. Eric Matheson, an idealistic rookie cop trying to break from his powerful family, is plunged into the investigations

Spark your divine genius to create art

by Carly Sandifer Source link What if your creativity came from a place greater than you—a source of inspiration that never let you down? Ancient Greeks and Romans believed that art was born out of a divine conduit—or genius. People weren’t geniuses but tapped a divine spirit to create their art. In Plato’s time, the concepts

A Writer’s Brain

by JW Source link A writer’s brain is full of little gifts, like a piñata at a birthday party. It’s also full of demons, like a piñata at a birthday party in a mental hospital. The truth is, it’s demons that keep a tortured writer’s spirit alive, not Tootsie Rolls. Sure they’ll give you as

3 Ways to Rediscover the Joy of Writing

by Sue Weems Source link Recently, I found myself dreading my scheduled writing time. I was bored with my book, tired of the grind, and angry that my revision was taking so long. I had lost my writing joy. Is it time to abandon a book or project once you lose your joy? Or iss

Web Personalization: The Future of Digital Marketing and Sales Is Now

by Brian Clark Source link In the beginning, the business website was a mere brochure. Low value, low shareability, low findability. Around 2005, a big shift happened thanks to content. Cutting-edge business websites became educational resources with valuable content that ranked well in search engines and benefited from the sharing functionality of emerging social media.s

How to Write a Novel (Start Writing Your Novel Today)

by Harry Bingham Source link How to Write a Novel (Start Writing Your Novel Today)

Review: Space Fandango: Backstabber’s Blues by Henry Mosquera

by Greg Rideout Source link On the scorching, misfit-filled planet Abraxias, an enigmatic doctor assembles a crew of brawlers, outcasts, and outlaws to deliver a stolen, dangerous payload to the other side of an area known as Freespace. Cops, assassins and criminals give chase, while the crew of the Acheron participate in bar-fighting, starring ins

Using conflicts in a story: 6 helpful conflict examples

by Jordan Source link What are conflicts in a story? Why do they matter and what purposes do they serve? Read six examples of story conflicts from books and why they work. This will help you create your own interesting, dramatic oppositions: First, what is conflict in a story and why does it matter? Conflict iss

Flogometer 1056 for Elizabeth—are you compelled to turn the page?

by Ray Rhamey Source link Submissions sought. Get fresh eyes on your opening page. Submission directions below. The Flogometer challenge: can you craft a first page that compels me to turn to the next page? Caveat: Please keep in mind that this is entirely subjective. Note: all the Flogometer posts are here. What’s a firsts