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  Review: Devil’s Pocket offers YA action, intrigue

  In today’s society where everyone gets a trophy no matter how you finish, it’s no wonder that kids get so excited about do-or-die worlds like The Hunger Games, the Divergent series, or The Maze Runner. The imaginary free-for-alls that make those books and movies so popular seem to provide kids…

  October 13, 2015
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  Review: The Dead Student is exciting, psychological thriller

  New York Times best-selling author John Katzenbach knows how to get into people’s heads, whether it’s in the psyche of his characters, or the minds of his readers. His newest novel, The Dead Student (The Mysterious Press, Oct. 6), is a perfect example. Katzenbach wastes no time shaking things up…

  October 13, 2015
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  Review: Constance Kopp a heroine worth waiting for

  Author Update (9-28-15): Author Amy Stewart promises a sequel in the Kopp sisters story due in 2016. Also, movie and/or TV offers in the works. Read more at http://nurph.com/LitChat/chats/2481 – by G. Robert Frazier Constance Kopp could be just the leading lady Hollywood has been waiting for. She’s independent, resourceful, intelligent,…

  September 28, 2015
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  Review: Author Todd Moss counts down to excitement in Minute Zero

  by G. Robert Frazier  In the life of every country, at a moment of extreme national disruption, there is a brief period of breakdown, when everything is uncertain. That is the moment to act, to shape events how you want them to go. That is Minute Zero. State Department Crisis…

  September 28, 2015
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  … in which I wrote a story about a hat.

  So, I just wrote a story (essay) about a hat for the Iowa Writers Workshop I’m participating in. The piece is part of the welcome week activities in which we were supposed to write about an object of wonder. Here’s what I wrote: – The baseball cap sits atop the…

  September 26, 2015
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  Theater of the Absurd: LA creatives may be penalized for tax they don’t owe

  Just when you think you’ve heard everything, there’s this: In Los Angeles, if you are freelance writer or creative trying to eke out a meager living, you could be penalized for a tax you don’t owe. The penalty applies if you fail to register for an exemption from the tax…

  September 20, 2015
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  Writers: Roll the dice to see where your writing life takes you

  The Los Angeles Times recently surveyed writers participating in the L.A. Times Festival of Books about their path to literary success. The result can be seen the creation of a unique board game that lets you play along. The board game cites interesting results along the way, including: the age respondents decided…

  September 14, 2015
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  Horror world loses iconic director Wes Craven

  Wes Craven, 1939-2015 Wes Craven, the man who gave us Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream and The Hills Have Eyes has died. He was 76. I believe the cinema is one of our principal forms of art. It is an incredibly powerful way to tell uplifitng…

  August 31, 2015