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November 2, 2013

Finding the History in the Legend

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History. A call I can never seem to ignore, a need to see the wisdom and the folly of the past to better understand the shape of the present. One of the things I most respect in the telling of a piece of history, wherever in the world the stage may form, is the care of the storyteller to see the participants as real people.


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Published on November 02, 2013 18:56

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October 26, 2013

The Maligned Margaret

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Susan Higginbotham is the author of five historical novels set in medieval and Tudor England, including "The Queen of Last Hopes," a novel about Margaret of Anjou. Her first nonfiction book, "The Woodvilles," about Edward IV's queen and her family, was published this month. You can read more about her work at her website and her…


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Published on October 26, 2013 01:52

"When the World Ends" Blog Tour

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Hi all! I am happy to present:



"When the World Ends..." was written by JJ Marshall:



Check it out--here's the storyline:


“We’re here as a terrorist cell looking to bring down the Board of Officials that essentially controls the entire Human Race. Those on Earth may have their own figures of authority in the Spheres but whether they ultimately live or die depends on decisions that the Board make.


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Published on October 26, 2013 01:00

Book Release ~ Seeing Through Other's Eyes

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Annah, by Clay Gilbert. Available in Kindle and soon to be on market in paperback.


Joining the introductory Blog Tour for Annah’s release. Book one of the Children of Evohe. Annah’s Exile and Children of Evohe to follow.


When I was in college I had an English Literature term paper assignment that did not come with a list of books.


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Published on October 26, 2013 00:56

October 24, 2013

New blog!

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My new joint blog with scribe and author Bobbi St. Jean went live on Monday! I'm so excited!


I can't wait for you to meet Bobbi (you're gonna LOVE her, I promise), and the new format is a bit different than what I have been doing here. I think you're going to love that as well.


Every Monday, you'll hear from Bobbi; every Wednesday, we'll share something we both love - music, art, books, or any other bit of fun, cool, interesting stuff we come across; and you'll...

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Published on October 24, 2013 06:51

October 23, 2013

Creating a Protagonist Readers Will LOVE

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I assume that most of you reading this aspire to be great novelists, even those who are preparing to take the NaNoWriMo Challenge in November. Novels are only one form of writing and, truth be told, they aren’t for everyone. Stringing together 60,000-100,000+ words and keeping conflict on every page while delivering a story that makes sense on an intuitive level to the reader is no easy task.


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Published on October 23, 2013 13:31

Conflict---Giving LIFE to Your Fiction

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Bad decisions make GREAT fiction. I know it's tough to not write about fully evolved/self-actualized characters, but those guys are B-O-R-I-N-G. We like to watch people grow, probably so we might glean some hint of how to grow, ourselves. The more messed up a character is? The more INTERESTING they become.


Come on! You know it.


If you were at a restaurant and had a choice of where to eavesdrop, would it be the couple talking about their plans for the week as...

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Published on October 23, 2013 13:31

Writing In Living Color And Two New Lists

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By Sharla Rae


I’m sharing not one list today, but two. The first one covers shades of the basic color spectrum. The second deals with adjectives describing color and the possible “conditions” of color, that is, how it’s used. But Writing in living color is more than just knowing and choosing color descriptions. It’s showing the reader the story in living color even when “no” colors are mentioned.


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Published on October 23, 2013 12:34