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The next chapter is due to be posted on May 6. Teasers are posted on Fictionators (Teaser Monday) and A Different Forest.
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2013-04-29
Have you ever met a selkie?
(For those who are asking "What's a selkie?": they're mythological creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish folklore.)
I haven't met any selkie (so far), but I've met an author who can write amazing stories featuring them.
The first one is a fanfic, suitable for readers who love a very, very well-researched historical tale:
The Selkie Wife, by Lissa Bryan
Summary: Set during the reign of "Bloody Mary" Tudor. Bella is captured by Edward to raise his daughter. He promises to...
2013-04-26
2013-04-26
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Today's guest is Brian Sweany, author of Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer.
This novel's title sounds intriguing, doesn't it? Here's a full summary:
Hank Fitzpatrick’s life is what you might expect from a man-child
stumbling his way through and beyond adolescence in the late 1980s in
small town Indiana: hypersexual, drunk, stoned, prone to fits of
spontaneous masturbation, occasionally Catholic, and accidentally
well-intentioned. His life is in perpetual conflict as he confuses sex
for love, heartache for passion, desperation for...
2013-04-23
2013-04-23
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After last chapter's cliffie, the 8th installment is ready for you! http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8955111/8/
Camilla's short poem (SatinCoveredSteel helped to translate it):
Ora Edward vuol parlareed a Bella rivelarechi a sua madre fece maleera uomo o era immortale?
Now Edward wants to spill,and to Bella he'll revealwho caused her mother harm most fatal —was he human or immortal?
This scene from the movie The Silence of the Lambs is behind the Latin motto Edward mentions in this chapter:
The new chapter is due to be...
2013-04-22
2013-04-22
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Gabriel's Redemption is the third book of a trilogy that has fascinated readers all over the world.
Today we can show you the cover and the summary of the last book featuring Gabriel and Julianne.
Summary: Professor Gabriel Emerson has left his position at the University of Toronto to embark on a new life with his beloved Julianne. Together, he’s confident that they can face any challenge. And he’s eager to become a father.
But Julianne’s graduate program threatens Gabriel’s plans, as the pressures of being a student become...
2013-04-17
2013-04-17
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Today I'm offering you new quotes by famous writers about writing:
"Write about what makes you different."
-- Sandra Cisneros
"If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
-- Toni Morrison
"Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers."
-- Ray Bradbury
I particularly like the one by Toni Morrison. It's one of the most important reasons...
2013-04-14
2013-04-14
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This is a beautiful trailer for an amazing book!
Lissa Bryan: New Book Trailer for "The End of All Things"
The End of All Things is recommended by My Reading Lounge: read the book review....
2013-04-10
2013-04-10
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Some of the best authors ever provided today's writing advice. Just tell me if you have ever applied their suggestions and if you found them useful.
Enjoy!
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“Write what should not be forgotten.”
-- Isabel Allende
“Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts.”
-- Harper Lee
“Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the
description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous,
exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the
job for...
2013-04-09
2013-04-09
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Edward and Bella are back. The 7th chapter is ready for you! http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8955111/7/
Camilla's short poem (SatinCoveredSteel helped to translate it):
Mentre Bella sta dormendoIl vampir va ricordandoUn momento di passione,ma non n’ha consolazione.
While Bella is sleeping,
the vampire is recalling
a moment of lustfulness
but it brings him no solace.
This scene from "Forrest Gump" plays a role in the chapter
...
2013-04-03
2013-04-03
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I'd like to recommend two articles about humor and writing.
In the first one, How to Write Better Using Humor, I particularly enjoyed "The Rule of Three":
Writing comedically usually requires establishing a pattern (with the
setup) and then misdirecting the reader (with the punch line). One
simple way of doing this is to pair two like ideas in a list and then
add a third, incongruent, idea. The reason we use a list of three, and
not five or 27, is that three is the number of things we can most easily
remember (two if we haven’t yet...
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