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Editing Hangups: Internal Monologues

Internal monologues are those type of things that writers have relied upon
for decades, centuries even. And, properly applied, they are effective.
Most of the time, however, they are used as a...



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Editing Hangups: Question Scenes

For me, question scenes are among the biggest sins you can commit as a
writer. I define a question scene as an encounter between characters where
one person has a point to make and the other is...



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Monday Movie Musings: Ex Machina (2015)

Ex Machina is a smart, uncompromising look at Artificial Intelligence and the pitfalls that come with it. This sounds boring, but under Alex Garland's deft hand, it is anything but. The scenes come...



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The Guardian, a Sword, & Stilettos by Kristin D. Van Risseghem

Zoe turns eighteen in two months—the same date Armageddon begins. Instead
of going shopping or doing boring homework, Zoe must devise a killer plan
ASAP, or watch everyone die.

You can find The...



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COVER REVEAL: Fractured Days by Rebecca Roland

World Weaver Press has announced Fractured Days, the highly anticipated
sequel to the Shards of History by Rebecca Roland, will be available in
trade paperback and ebook Tuesday, June 9, 2015.



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Monday Movie Musings: Bunraku (2010)

Bunraku is one of those movies that, while it doesn't achieve all its
goals, it still manages to stick with you. It's an odd movie with an
interesting premise and visual flair. The aesthetic is...



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July 21, 2015 - Of Gods and Madness: The Faithful

After years of dedicated work and entirely too many edits, Of Gods and
Madness: The Faithful has finally got a release date! Of course, I'm great
at this and spoiled it in the title of this post,...



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Will You Be My Patreon?

I've officially launched my Patreon. As opposed to simply adding a Donate
button, I wanted to give you guys a method of getting a bit more back,
depending on what level of involvement you'd like in...



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AWP15: A Reflection

 

This might just be a me thing, but I definitely felt out of place at
Association of Writers & Writing Programs 2015 (AWP15). This year, it's a
land of resolving unlikable characters, MFAs, Lit...



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Monday Movie Musings: It Follows (2015)

It Follows is not your traditional horror movie. It plays with a lot of the
conventions and builds on your expectations, tweaking them ever so slightly
to amp up the tension. However, I honestly...



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