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An Author by any other name…
Pen Names : I never have been able to contain myself into one space, one world, one idea or one genre. I want to write what I want to write whether it’s an epic saga or a quick dark jab to the heart, but I want to be considerate to the people who graciously allow… Read more
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My Favorite Horror and Dark Fiction that I’ve read this year
I find that sometimes I can’t stomach reading horror and dark fiction, but sometimes, when things are troubling, it is strangely comfortable to immerse myself in the dark. Read more
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And now for something completely different
This year I’ve had several big pushes for several big projects. When the push is done there’s always a feeling similar to teetering at the summit of a mountain, unsure if you should walk (or are going to fall) down the hill you just worked so hard to climb, or stick around at the top Read more
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Why write about the Lady in White
The book is coming out tomorrow, October 5th! Over a year of work and collaboration has lead to this moment and it always feels unreal when it arrives. I also always feel like there is something unsaid by the time release day is over, something I struggle to convey well after the excitement of our Read more
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Interview with author Gary Buehler
I met Gary in my first critique group. The soft spoken gentleman submitted short stories based on his life and transported our group back to a Philadelphia from the past. When I learned he recently published a collection of his short stories, I was excited to get a copy and interview him for the blog. Read more
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Are there too many aspiring writers for you to succeed?
When you start looking into the writing community, one of the first things you might think is, “Oh cool. Lots of people who get my struggle.” The second thing might be “Oh Crap, If there are this many people trying to make it, what are the odds that I will?” It’s easy to get overwhelmed Read more
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Interesting, Realistic Conflict
Two things that shouldn’t be in a riveting story? Too many wild loose ends and tight pretty bows. Now the loose ends, they can flap around through out the story, being tethered down one by one, but at the end, unless you are writing a series, they should be pretty much accounted for, if not Read more
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When a story writes itself
I have spent many nights glaring at a computer screen typing and deleting the same paragraph, willing my characters to move, trying to force a story to happen. Every writer has. When it happens, sometimes you might be lucky and some read-overs can compel your hands, or a google search can make the story lurch Read more
LC W. Allingham 