Author: G Robert Frazier
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Southern Festival of Books: Authors sound off on Dylan’s Nobel Prize
by G. Robert Frazier Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan is the first American in two decades to win the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” Before the ink was even dry on the announcement earlier this week, camps pro and con began…
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Southern Festival of Books a slice of heaven for book lovers, writers
By G. Robert Frazier One of the biggest challenges presented by events like this weekend’s 28th Annual Southern Festival of Books in Nashville is determining which panels or sessions to attend. It’s a good problem to have. Presented by Humanities Tennessee, more than 150 authors—from literary giants like Winston Groom…
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Books: Loehfelm’s heroine has a bit of the devil in her
By G. Robert Frazier We’ve all got a bit of the devil inside vying to get out. And, unless we’ve had too much to drink or we’ve been reading too many political posts on Facebook, we’re usually able to rein it in. Maureen Coughlin, the hero of Bill Loehfelm’s latest…
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Around the Web: Articles to inspire from the world of writing, reading
By G. Robert Frazier I occasionally like to troll the interwebs in search of interesting articles about writing and reading, how-to’s, advice, and news about authors, books, and film. Because I’m so cool, I then share those links with my fellow writers and book lovers (even though there are some…
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Writer offers survival guide for When Clowns Attack
So, by now you’ve probably heard about this so-called rash of clown sightings in some states. The Tennessee Highway Patrol even went so far as to post a warning to beware of persons dressed as clowns after reports of clowns threatening children in East Tennessee. According to a report on…
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Books: Nothing Short of Dying a propulsive thriller
by G. Robert Frazier Comparisons to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher are inevitable when considering many action thriller novels with larger-than-life heroes. But when Child himself makes note of it, you know the book at hand has got to be pretty damn good. Such is the case with Erik Storey’s debut novel, Nothing…
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Killer Nashville: They said it …
by G. Robert Frazier The first two days of this year’s Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference are, pardon the pun, already in the books. In addition to meeting and greeting like-minded authors, the more than 300 attendees have had the opportunity to listen to their peers and industry experts share words of…
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Killer Nashville Writers Conference is going to be, well, killer
by G. Robert Frazier This weekend is going to be killer for writers in Nashville. The 11th Annual Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference actually begins today, and it actually takes place in Franklin, TN, just south of Nashville, but that’s beside the point. Killer Nashville founder Clay Stafford has put together…
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Author David Bell: Outlining novel is like having a security blanket
by G. Robert Frazier Writers who insist that “pantsing” is the best way to write their novel probably won’t be afforded that creative luxury with future books, especially if they land a deal with a major publisher, best-selling author David Bell says. The author of Since She Went Away (New…
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Around the Web: News, tips, and more for writers and readers
by G. Robert Frazier I scour my newsfeeds and the interwebs routinely in search of helpful writing tips and news about the publishing industry. I’m a writer, so it’s what I do. If you’re visiting this blog, that means you are probably a writer or reader as well and you…
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