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Win one of five free advance copies of The Gray Lady of Long Branch
Reader alert: My former co-worker and fellow author Maura Satchell is giving away copies of her new book. I’ve already got one to read, so go for it! maurasatchellartist The Gray Lady of Long Branch is scheduled for release August 25 and I’m giving away five advance copies to lucky…
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Review: Harlem Hellfighters is thrilling untold adventure
When I think of heroes, I naturally migrate to the Marvel and DC comic book heroes of my youth (or to today’s comic book heroes on the silver screen). An avid comic book collector, I often thrilled to the exploits of Captain America, Thor, The Uncanny X-Men, Superman and Batman,…
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KISS frontman’s book signing worth the wait
Rock ‘n’ roll stories are great to read, but it’s great hearing them too. On Friday, I joined hundreds of Nashville area music lovers in an unseasonably cold wind outside the Vanderbilt Barnes & Noble for a book signing event. As the author of the book was none other than rock ‘n’ roll icon…
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On Writing
“The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine addled, crippled by procrastination, and consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.” – Robert De Niro @ the Oscars
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Wild thoughts in the dead of night
Sometimes, thoughts just come to me. Doesn’t matter where I am or what I’m supposed to be doing. So, I keep notepads all over the house. There’s one by my easy chair in front of the TV. There’s one in my truck. I even have a waterproof notepad secured to…
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Writer’s block? Just pull out the old plague script
If there’s one sure thing you can count on with a new television series, it is a plague episode. Admit it. You’ve seen this storyline over and over again, especially in genre-type TV shows. A mysterious super virus runs rampant, bringing down most of the main stars and threatening to…
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How fast do you read?
Have you ever wondered how fast you read? I love to read. I devour everything. Books, comics, magazines, articles on the internet, blogs, you name it. I read so much it often keeps me from my other passion, writing. (Hey, they say in order to be a great writer you…
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The plot thickens…
Yesterday I participated in a Writer’s Digest webinar: Plot Your Book – Scene By Scene, with author Jordan E. Rosenfeld. It was an hour well-spent, even though she covered much of the same ground I’d already picked up through dozens of how-to books and articles. I think that sometimes hearing…
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The Adventure Begins…
Welcome to Adventures in Writing. I started this blog site this past summer but found I didn’t really know where I was going with it. After a few posts, the blog became an afterthought while I pursued other things, such as conducting job searches so that I could keep my…
Story By G. Robert Frazier 