Editor | February 21, 2012
Why am I here?” Mitch asked again. “You are a most impressive young man. Of course, they told me you have this ability. Somehow you know things you are not supposed to know, yes?” Cheslov’s eyes widened in reproach. He reached beneath his coat and removed a long cigar. Snipped the tip using a guillotine [...]
Editor | February 21, 2012
Last week I went to a ‘workshop’ at Pembroke College run by the National Academy of Writing. I’ve been to one before but I thought I’d go again. Richard Beard is the main speaker who performs a public edit on two submissions of written work – he’s brilliant. The extracts themselves were pretty amazing to [...]
Editor | February 18, 2012
The Vampires for Valentines giveaway post is HERE. ________________ I used to be a romance writer. People are surprised when I tell them this, because I don’t look like most people’s picture of a romance writer—say, Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone. When I explain that I’m also a speech pathologist, no one is surprised. [...]
Editor | February 11, 2012
Stream of Consciousness Sunday is hosted by All.Things.Fadra. Post your 5-minute “brain dump,” then link up at Fadra’s website. Today’s (Optional) Writing Prompt: Write about something that you unexpectedly had a hard time saying goodbye to. When my husband and I first moved into our current house, in 2002, few of the rooms were the [...]
Editor | February 11, 2012
Stopping by from Reading-Romances.com’s Romancing the Valentine Giveaway Hop? Please find the giveaway post HERE. Eliot Hastings you’re not an easy person to find online. What would you like readers to know about you? I live in Warwickshire, my interests include Architecture and History and I am lucky that I live in a country steeped [...]
Editor | February 10, 2012
Stopping by from Reading-Romances.com’s Romancing the Valentine Giveaway Hop? Please find the giveaway post HERE. – WHOEVER it was said clothes make the man should have been writing adult erotica. Actually, I just checked on Google and it turns out it was Mark Twain who came up with that one…and I doubt somehow that he [...]
Editor | February 9, 2012
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Editor | February 9, 2012
Simultaneous events were held worldwide in celebration of the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens — the man who wrote A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Norton Collection of Classic and Scientific Literature, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. Dickens surely takes his time and mostly does not go directly to the point. [...]
Editor | February 3, 2012
“DC plans Prequels to Watchmen Series” I’m serious: check the New York Times. That wasn’t a headline I expected in my newsfeed this morning, but it also isn’t a surprise. In summary DC Comics are getting new writers to write prequels to the classic comic Watchmen. Alan Moore, the original writer and character creator isn’t [...]
Editor | February 2, 2012
Are you an author with a current work in progress? Would you like to share about your work on a future WIP Wednesday? If so, send your blurb to Erin O’Riordan: erinoriordan AT sbcglobal DOT net. As a Groundhog Day treat, take 20% off The Smell of Gas (my pulp fiction novel – lots of [...]