Category: Author ideas
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The World I Like Best
I have always considered reading as a healthy way to escape for a while. One glance at the news gives ample reason to seek a temporary way to stop the real world and enter an imaginary one. Like a pressure valve, it enables me to face the sometimes harsh reality of life by being able […]
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The Odious Apostrophe
The Odious Apostrophe Apostrophe, Apostrophe, or should I say catastrophe? You make me nervous, angry, mean, You’re Satan’s punctuation scheme. I put you in and take you out, Confusion reigns, along with doubt. Unlike the period or comma, You thrive on messiness and drama. English would be much less rotten, If you could only […]
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Personal ethics in a Fiction story
Post update: Second Chance Earth has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase. My reasons are revealed in a separate post, and have nothing to do with the issue discussed below. **************************************** I have written previously regarding my book, Second Chance Earth, but let me summarize quickly. A ruined Earth is taken over […]
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Where it All Started
My desire to write dates back to a 7th grade challenge given by my English teacher. A speech contest was coming up and we were all encouraged to enter. I cannot remember my personal motivation at the time, but it was probably a desire to boost my fragile self-esteem by finding something I was good […]
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When Readers Get it Right
I’m sure you have heard the tired old proverb “The customer is always right.” Having worked in a retail environment for many years, I can unequivocally say – THAT IS NOT TRUE! Everyone has an opinion, but many opinions are lacking a factual basis, common sense, or even common decency. It’s not wise to argue […]
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Where do story ideas come from?
I have been asked where the ideas come from for my books, but the question does not have a simple answer. For the most part, the source is my own imagination which is fed by life experiences, news reports, casual conversations, dreams, movies, and other books I have read. It may be said there is […]