Interviewer: How would you describe your work? Wells: Demented, but in a good way. Interviewer: Where did the idea of The Secrets of All Secrets come from? Wells: Firstly, so that readers won’t think I’m an insufferable prig, I’m going … Continue reading
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Where do these characters come from and where will they take me?
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By Catherine Zebrowski Growing up at the top of Deadhorse Hill back in the 60’s there was not much to do but read, write, and daydream—and I did plenty of all three. My mother, who had immigrated from the West Coast … Continue reading
JOSIAH HENSON ‘USED HIS FREEDOM WELL’
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by Juliet Haines Mofford I have been on the trail of fugitive slave Josiah Henson (1789-1876) since working as Director of Education & Research at Andover Historical Society in Massachusetts. I first came across this amazing fellow during my extensive … Continue reading
What is QL 4?
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By Jim Garrison The title for my novel, QL 4, comes from the national highway the American soldiers travel down in the first chapter to reach their new unit in the Mekong Delta, the highway they will patrol for the … Continue reading
WRITING THE HISTORICAL NOVEL AND WEAVING FACT WITH FICTION
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By Timothy Best I’m very excited about my latest novel, A Farm In Pennsylvania. It’s my third novel released by the good folks at TouchPoint Press. It’s set in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1863, just a month or so after the battle … Continue reading
Writing With Friends By Victoria Kimble
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I have wanted to be a writer my whole life. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that, because I didn’t actually start being a writer until last year. Almost 34 years of not doing what I wanted to do. Although … Continue reading
Creating Exceptional Characters by S.K. Derban
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Before a writer can effectively introduce any new character, that character must be created. Imagine reading about a woman with beautiful blue eyes, only to read later about the same woman with green eyes. It is easy for an author … Continue reading
You Can Make This Stuff Up
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The Secrets of All Secrets by Douglas Wells When I was writing The Secrets of All Secrets, there were times when I had I just completed a section that featured a comical or bizarre episode, and a phrase popped into … Continue reading
About Author Michael Royea and his novels.
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I once asked one of my high school English teachers what it took to be a writer. She told me “life experience.” I had no idea what that was. Now I know. It means I don’t have to do a … Continue reading
The Story Inside by Megan Hall
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I’ve always been fascinated with words. I like the way they string together to create movies in our brains. I like learning new vocabulary, finding out how the word translates into another language or where we borrowed it from originally. … Continue reading
