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Blog Hopping Mania

by Susan S. 08.10.2010

by Susan S., guest blogger For the newbies, blog hopping is when you jump from one blog site to another. This should not be confused with bar hopping; which you did in college. All right I’ll rewrite, which is what we did in college. (Hangs head in shame) Blog hopping mania on the other hand, [...]

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Where it All Began

by Guest Blogger 07.23.2010

by Christina Kelly, guest blogger. In 1999 I was just a little fifth grader attending Oakton Elementary when my teacher, Ms. Brady, pulled me to the side. This was the moment I had been waiting for since the second my class started to keep story journals. Ms. Brady had even read one of my short [...]

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Why King Arthur Lives on Forever…and Vampires, Too.

by Guest Blogger 04.15.2010

by Tracy Cooper-Posey, guest blogger and author of Diana by the Moon Have you ever stopped to wonder why King Arthur tales never seems to quite go away and die? They’re a lot like vampire stories in that respect. They go dormant for a while, then there’ll be a big surge and everyone gets King [...]

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The Role of Romance in Thrillers

by Guest Blogger 02.15.2010

by Cym Lowell, guest blogger and author of Riddle of Berlin. When a writer crafts a thriller, is there a role that romance should play in the plot? This would be a great question for a creative writing class, along with other plot elements. Why? I can think of at least two reasons. First, [...]

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The Six Stages of Illicit Love

by Guest Blogger 02.12.2010

by John Wareham, guest blogger and author of Sonnets for Sinners. Excerpted from: SONNETS FOR SINNERS: Everything One Needs to Know About Illicit Love, by John Wareham Published by Welcome Rain, New York. Copyright © 2010 by John Wareham The ubiquity of illicit love surely proves that marriage is like a castle under siege; all [...]

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The Song Stuck in My Head

by Guest Blogger 01.13.2010

by Annemarie Hartnett, guest blogger and author of The Company of Fools I have zero musical talent. I never played piano. I only ever mastered Madonna’s “True Blue” on the keyboard. When I was a kid I took ukulele lessons at school and dropped out before the big Christmas concert. I was in the choir [...]

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The Thrill of the Chase

by Guest Blogger 12.31.2009

by Mary Burton, guest blogger and author of Dying Scream. The average daily chase for me doesn’t have a whole lot of thrill attached to it. I’m usually chasing my miniature dachshunds, Buddy and Bella, through the woods because they’ve gotten onto the scent of something. I’m chasing a deadline or I’m chasing down a [...]

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Name the Authors- Contest #4

by Susan S. 11.08.2009

by Susan S., guest blogger While brainstorming for my new contest, I happened to glance over my list of authors from contests past. Would you believe when this post goes live, I would’ve showcased a grand total of 36 authors. We are very fortunate they write such great novels, while we sit back, and enjoy [...]