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July 29, 2019
Silent Mayhem
A great book review over on Kevin Cooper’s blog >>>
Some things in life defy comprehension, but that doesn’t make them any less real. Or deadly. When a familiar crow drops a cryptic scroll at Shawnee Daniels’ feet, she’s compelled to open it, even t…
Source: Silent Mayhem
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Forced to Move ~ WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Another great conflict for your conflict thesaurus and writing stash over on Writers Helping Writers >>>
Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some kind. Maybe it’s an internal tug-of-war having to do with … Continue reading →
Source: Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Forced to Move ~ WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
New Release! The Ark of Manhattan: A Short Story
An interesting short story from Ryan Lanz … I just picked up my copy >>>
Hi all! Announcing my newest short story: The Ark of Manhattan. Check out the summary: Nobody’s jealous of David’s life. He’s worked the same dead-end job for years, rid…
How to Track a Scrivener Project with Meta-Data
Find another great way of getting the most out of Scrivener for your writing projects over on Story Empire today >>>
Happy Monday to all the Story Empire readers. PH here today with another Scrivener tip that may help you with a writing project – tracking your WIP with meta-data. I’ve written about th…
July 26, 2019
#FirstLineFriday – #Giveaway – #FreeDownloads
It’s Fun Friday time over at The Write Stuff …
It’s #FirstLineFriday time again! Last week was a learning experience for me, but I think I’ve worked out most of the kinks. For full instructions, you may click the Rules & Instruc…
World-building: Creating a Credible Magic System ~ WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Check out this great post on using magic in your world-building by Justin Attas over on Writers Helping Writers …
Hi everyone! Today we have a new face at the blog: author and ghostwriter Justin Attas. He’s in love with world-building and has some great ideas on how to ensure the magic systems we create are credible and logical, enhancing … Continue reading →
Source: World-building: Creating a Credible Magic System ~ WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links
Some great links and resources over at Staci Troilo’s place today …
Ciao, amici! How was your week? If you read my Tuesday post, you know I had a release—one I wasn’t expecting and had to hurry to prepare for (The Scout). But that actually wasn’t …
Friday Book Cover: Old Bones by Preston and Child
It’s Friday Book Cover Day over at Story Empire …
Happy Friday, SEers! It’s Mae again, second time this week, and today I get to trot out a favorite book cover. I always have a hard time with this because there are sooooo many good covers. I…
July 25, 2019
Three brilliant books…
Jewel in the Mud gets a fantastic review along with two other greats over at Gwen Plano’s blog …
Over the summer, I’ve read three non-fiction books which address the topic of the purpose of life. The three writers are very different from one another, and yet their advice and conclusions are in…
Source: Three brilliant books…
Indie Book Reviews: Part I
Three reviews on three books over at mythsofthemirror …
The best thing about spending the last 2 months driving between
Oregon and Washington, living out of a suitcase, and ignoring my bossy muse has been catching up on reading. Indie books were gifts f…
Source: Indie Book Reviews: Part I
