Evil Editor's Blog, page 330

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Caption: Marissa Doyle

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Writing Exercise

Write a scene in which Evil Editor is having a conversation with someone else. Could be you, could be John Grisham, could be Satan. Sounds easy, but maybe not, because I forgot to mention that no word may be used more than once.

200 - 300 words.

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In memoriam

Word has reached me of the passing of minion Bevie James.

I can think of no better sendoff than his own words:


PirateSpeak Sermon 1

"Gar, I be in charge of this voyage now, and ye be bowing ye heads now as a token of respect for our good friend and matey who be taken now by the sawbones, until he return to reclaim his place amongst the noble and fine, such as you are.

"So what have ye then? What manner of swabs be ye that come to hear the words which will spare ye from the tempest to com...

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Guess the Plot

Spirit Hill

1. Jed Martenson has always denied being a problem drinker, but when his pile of empty Jack Daniels bottles gets included on a map of Tennessee as a geographical feature, his family have to stage an intervention.

2. Spirit Hill's father told her she was named for the area where he proposed to her mother. He failed to tell her he promised the spirits his first born child if her mother said yes.

3. After her first child dies, Rebecca faces an uphill spiritual battle. And...

Cartoon 640

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Success Story

Bernita Harris reports that her paranormal suspense novel Dark and Disorderly will be released the week of June 28 by Carina Press, Harlequin's new e-pub imprint.

Bernita credits her success to the Evil Minions' input on crucial scenes that appeared in the following writing exercises:

Fight scene 12
Dialogue C
First Meeting 8
Death Scenes (#7)


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New Beginning 750

Captain Sevante was studying the makeshift game board when her adversary harped: "Check- mate!"

He laughed with victorious abandon. "Take that, cap'n!" Alden said. He cracked his knuckles in a satisfied manner and then hooked his hands behind his head. It was early afternoon and the sloop's sails were filled with a balmy breeze that gave the crew ample time to dally.

Idalia de Sevante scowled. "Aw, Drega's mercy! I hate this game." She hunched over the game board and pushed back a lock of blood...

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The Drifter

1. You know the story about the lonely drifter, who travels the world helping people before wandering off again and how he's always an angel in disguise? Well, this book isn't about that guy.

2. He rides into town on his Harley, looking for a cold beer and a heart to break. Jennifer Lee knows he's the wrong kind of man for her, but she has to have him, mostly because her father would hate him. He is . . . The Drifter.

3. After Romeo hits Pip with his motorcycle, the...

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