“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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In a recent book review I mentioned that angsty teenage books aren’t my thing. It’s nothing personal, I’m not into romance for the sake of romance either. For me, the stakes aren’t high enough, or at least I don’t care…
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Careful where you click!
The internet has tightly interwoven itself into the fabric of our lives. Many of us watched as it was born and embraced it as the greatest new thing ever, and in many ways it truly was. It still is. The…
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Magical Places, Tree Cathdral, Bergamo
The Fantasy in Real Life series is dedicated to showcasing the weird and wonderful creations and natural phenomenon that occur around the world. This week we visit Bergamo, a city in Lombardy, Italy. Located just 25 miles northeast of Milan,…
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Book of the Month – The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
When an author’s name keeps coming up over and over, at book clubs, at conferences, at critique groups, you know there is something special about what they create. Neil Gaiman is one of those authors. This month I explored his…
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Writing Fresh
It’s writing Wednesday and today we are going to talk about writing fresh. Each writing conference I attend teaches me something new and sometimes these lessons profoundly change the way I think about writing. At this month’s LDStorymakers writing conference one…
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Writing Fantasy Profanity
It’s writer Wednesday and today we are going to delve into the risque topic of fantasy profanity. Well, ok, it’s not all that risque. In fact, the reason many people like fantasy novels is that there is rarely ever any…
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LDStorymakers in Review
I survived the writing conference. I know it was a good one because I didn’t want to leave and return to real life, which is my litmus test of choice when evaluating an event. While I can wish all I…
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Live From LDStorymakers
This weekend is the annual LDStorymakers Writers Conference in Utah and writers from around the midwest and further have congregated in brute force. Over 600 of us are milling around the Utah Valley Convention Center attending lectures and intensive workshops…
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Writing Exercise: The KISS Principle
It’s Writer Wednesday here at the blog and today we are going to discuss the KISS principle. KISS stands for Keep It Simple, Stupid. I’m not calling any of you dear readers stupid, rest assured. Only the smartest of readers…
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Movie of the Month: The Hobbit, Battle of the Five Armies
I’m ashamed to say that I’ve put off seeing the last installment of the Hobbit trilogy. It’s not that I didn’t want to see it, but I was disappointed with the first two and so when the third finally rolled…
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