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Oct.01.2012
My guest today, Dawn Colclasure, shares her thoughts on writing poetry and how the author can escape into his/her own special world.
When it comes to writing poetry, one rule of fiction applies: There are several types of genres to choose from. You can write romantic poetry, horror poetry or...
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Sep.28.2012
Every month of every year, publishers pop out more creative writing books than any creative writer could possibly read. Many of these offerings are solid, providing sound, useful advice; others are rehashed versions of old information; and a few too many are simply drivel. But on this Great Stuff...
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Sep.24.2012
On Monday's edition of the Phil Naessens Show Phil shares his beliefs as to why he believes Floyd Mayweather Jr won't fight Manny Pacquiao, Phil's Fantasy Baseball and Football nightmares, the New York Met's sweep of the Miami Marlins, the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Washington...
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Sep.13.2012
How do you go about planning to write the next mega hit novel?
As writers, we all strive to create the best-selling novel. What is a major component of the best-seller? I believe it is the initial idea which will eventually become the plot. There are a number of reasons people pick up books:...
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Sep.12.2012
If these are the topics you write about, take a look at this solicitation by Harper Voyager, which is looking for new novels to publish. You will have two weeks in October to submit your manuscripts.
http://ipadflava.com/ipad-wallpaper/space/fantasy-earth
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Aug.27.2012
HOW THE FANTASY GENRE READERS HAVE CHANGED AND CREATING STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS(BY BRIAN D. ANDERSON)
When I was young, I was enthralled by Tolkien, mystified by Asimov, and captivated by Jordan. But back then, the fan base of that particular genre was male dominated. You could peruse the sci-fi/...
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Aug.25.2012
Corrine Jackson and that is sounded “Cor-een” is one of the Class of 2K12 debut YA authors for this year, however in her case it’s not one book coming out this year but two.
Corrine wrote her first short story in second or third grade. Which she still has.. Oddly enough, it was about a girl...
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Aug.20.2012
Readers often ask me where my stories come from and in truth the imagination is mysterious to me---I never know where it begins or ends because the seeds of my stories have a “given” quality and I can’t really will them to happen. It’s almost as though there’s a pneumatic tube of the...
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Aug.20.2012
Author Jamie Haden tells how she came to be a published author. Her latest release Illuminate-Alive, She Cried is available now in print and on Kindle. You can get it here: http://goo.gl/g6qKF (it is FREE to Prime users)A few years ago, I was at the library with my daughters...
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Aug.20.2012
Dominick Domingo is a veteran Animation Artist (Lion King, Pocahontas, Hunchback, Tarzan, Fantasia) who’s illustrated YA books for Penguin, Random House, Lowell House, Disney Publishing, Hyperion Books, and Harcourt. Developing original screenplays as a filmmaker led to a growing writing resume....
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