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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!
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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…