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Seven Essential Writing Exercises
Rich Characters and Dialogues that Drive the Story: 7 Practical Exercises to Avoid Falling Flat By Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger I will never forget sitting in that room full of grad students in a creative writing class at the University of Minnesota, My short story was coming up for critique. Here was the problem: I was a […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Angela Barton
Angela Barton interviews her character Arlette Blaise, the main character of her novel ARLETTE’S STORY. Arlette’s story takes place in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane during WWII. The SS Panzer Division Das Reich, destroyed it during WWII and today it is preserved In a Ruined State. (find out more here) About Arlette’s Story: One woman’s struggle […]
Living the Reality, Adjusting the Dream By Mary Keliikoa
When I was young, I dreamt of a big wedding. Long white dress. Cascading bouquet of white flowers. A church full of my closest friends and family, and of course saying I do to my best friend and soulmate. I had it all planned out. The reality was when I did fall in love with […]
How I Became the Assh*le Mom by Kara Kinney Cartwright
I recently published book for teenage boys entitled, “Just Don’t Be An Assh*le: A Surprisingly Necessary Guide to Being a Good Guy.” I’m not saying I’m Miss Manners, but if we’d ever met at a party, and you had asked yourself afterward: Which of these people is most likely to write a book with a […]
When A Story Just Won’t Let Go Of You
Or how I claimed a place for a story no one thought would ever sell I’m not entirely certain where the stories I write come from. I know they’re often inspired by research I’ve done long ago or more recently—something I’ve read, a historical figure I’ve never known about, a chance encounter with an image […]
How I Turned My Blog Into A Book: Lara Lillibridge
I won’t lie, I started my Only Mama blog with the hopes of turning it into a book someday. I read mommy bloggers religiously. I was dying to add to the conversation about mothering—not just on the internet, but in paper as well. I blogged heavily for the first year, but when I went back […]
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