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  July 23, 2022

  Dean Koontz: On getting into character & how Jane Hawk is his favorite | The Silent Corner

  Bestselling author Dean Koontz discusses his new heroine Jane Hawk and her motivations in THE SILENT CORNER, revealing that's she's beginning to become his favorite character of all time. Read more about Dean's newest novel, THE SILENT CORNER: http://b...

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  • LS Admin One of my favorite #authors , his Jane Hawk series is my most favorite of his writing yet! I am on the last in the series and dreading the end as it's so good, I want it to continue!

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  • Tiffany B I've read book series and just single books that I really didn't want to end. The author was so good I was emotionally invested in these books. There were times I would bring some of these books while driving and would just read at a traffic light, if...  moreI've read book series and just single books that I really didn't want to end. The author was so good I was emotionally invested in these books. There were times I would bring some of these books while driving and would just read at a traffic light, if only it was for a few sentences.  

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  October 19, 2017

  

  NanoWriMo Tips & Tricks From a Past Participant

  1- Stock up on snacks to keep motivated. Get healthier snacks for keeping energy throughout the day. Focus on protein, things like trail mix, baked or veggie chips, cheese sticks, etc. Nobody wants to lose their train of thought because they got hung...

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  • Donna B These are great tips!

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  October 17, 2017

  

  NanoWriMo 2017

  Basically, a bunch of insane idiot authors get together in November and say "You know what? We don't want to survive this month." And we all sit down and pledge to write 50,000 words in 30 days. If you actually do it, there are some prizes for writing sof...

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  • LS Admin Awesome and good luck!

    • October 18, 2017
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  • Donna B Good luck! How to prepare? Snacks you had said.

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  May 20, 2017

  

  Publishing a Children's Book

  This will be for things I've found when publishing my children's book. I'm using Amazon's CreateSpace. I've been told it's cheaper and the quality is good. From what I see of my own proof copy, the quality is the same as other children's books so it's a g...

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  • Tiffany B Great information for publishing with Amazon's CreateSpace. It's always helpful to know what you are getting into and have the advice you need as you move through the book publishing process. Thanks so much!!

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  July 2, 2016

  

  In the Monster - A Horror Writer's Perspective

  As a non-violent person, it's sort of funny that I gravitate towards horror stories, movies and writing. I just like to go where the dark things are and explore that realm to see what I can bring into the light, and see what other writers have created. I...

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  • Mandi Konesni I love this! For me, whenever I have to write a violent type post for my roleplays or when I wrote Prey, I tapped into my feelings and emotions when I was bullied in high school, or when people were cruel to me. It helped to figuratively purge them.

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  • Donna B Oh that's a good way to do it really. I can draw from that too.

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  February 26, 2016

  

  Review - Risque Romance Vol 1 by Mandi Konesni

  Today, we're delving into the Paranormal Romance realm. This is a genre that this reviewer doesn't read and so this is a first. My personal tastes run in the horror genre which is, under ordinary circumstances, a far cry from romance. As it's always a goo...

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  June 14, 2015

  

  A Muse by any Other Name

  Yeah, ok, play on words. Maybe you're groaning, screaming at the monitor "How could she!!". I could because it's before 6am and at only 1/4 cup of my hazelnut coffee so it sounded like a good title to me. I've been musing about muses. I've heard peo...

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  • Tiffany B Good points; I think if I had muse(s) I'd find that my friends are often inspiring. You have to take the time to listen to them and learn, then the inspirational thought flows.

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  February 24, 2015

  Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

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  February 21, 2015

  

  Word Count for Writing

  What is proper word count for a Novel? Novella? Novelette? Short Story? Fiction? Sci-Fi? You get the gist of what we are working on here. What length should your work be in order to be published, purchased and enjoyed by readers? We've searched and asked ...

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  • Tiffany B Great guides! Who knew there were guides to proper amount of words to write per genre/style of book.

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  January 20, 2015

  

  Using Today's Headlines in a Story - American Sniper

  A good way to stir creativity is to look at what's stirring debates and discussions and then focus on that for a story, whether brief or as part of a novel. In most cases, what is circulating as most popular topics will be thought provoking, emotion stirr...

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  • Mandi Konesni I think that a lot of times people are scared to explore those emotions as they're terrified of what they'd find within themselves. But many fail to realize that as a writer, your job is to make others question what they think, feel... what...  moreI think that a lot of times people are scared to explore those emotions as they're terrified of what they'd find within themselves. But many fail to realize that as a writer, your job is to make others question what they think, feel... what they believe they know. The writing that always stands out the most is what sticks with the reader long after they've walked away from the writing.
    
    Current events are a great example. I've found that examining fears is another good one. There are so many things that are universal human "fears", it makes you wonder at what point in our evolution did we all decide certain things were terrifying? Writers and creative people definitely are more open to exploring their own thoughts and beliefs, normally, but it helps always to put yourself in another's frame of mind and to be able to say "What if..?"  less

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  • Tiffany B Thank you, you pose a lot of questions as writers we should ask ourselves as we wield a story line.

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