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by Robert Lopresti Some people become novelists because they have Something to Say. Nothing wrong with that, I suppose, unless they decide to Say it. Most of us, when nibbling…
By Bobbie Christmas Q: Is it ever appropriate for an author to express an opinion in a novel in an effort to influence readers? I’ve heard it’s called author intrusion,…
Dan’s Celebration of Life will be held on January 15th 2016 at 2:00 PM at 199 Winchester Canyon Road, Goleta, California 93117 By Patricia Fry It is with a heavy…
by Mike Bond All great works of art are thrillers If a thriller is defined as a book you keep reading to find out what happens next, then all good…
by Bobbie Christmas Q: When writing a thriller, should I begin the first chapter of the story with action from the protagonist or antagonist (villain), or does it matter what…
by Celeste Longacre Food is a basic necessity of life. I was lucky to have read Adelle Davis’s Let’s Eat Right to Keep Fit just before entering adulthood. Her premise…
by Bobbie Christmas Q: I’ve written a cookbook. I do not have any pictures of my recipes, but would like to have them in the final book. Do I need…
by Sparkle Abbey The thing most people notice first when they meet Sparkle Abbey at conferences or book signings is that there are two of us. The question that almost…
by Bobbie Christmas Q: Will you tell my writing group if there is a better way to punctuate the following? “Oh. Right. I remember.” A: If the purpose of the…
by Barbara Hunter and Catina Williams When we tell other authors we are collaborating on a book series, the response is astonishment. Suddenly, no one is interested in what we…
