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Although ‘talking books’ have been around in some form or another since the days of the phonograph they only became easily accessible with the invention of portable listening devices such as the Walkman. And then the internet happened… I have many read articles that lament the rise of audiobooks as ...
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The United Kingdom has been spoiled for all things Leonardo da Vinci this year. The genius inventor and painter died 500 years ago, in 1519. To celebrate, we had the 'Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing' exhibition. 200 drawings from the Queen's collection went on display around the country ...
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This is a guest post by writer LJ Cohen. She is a Boston area novelist, poet, blogger, ceramics artist, geek, and relentless optimist. After almost twenty-five years as a physical therapist specializing in chronic pain management, LJ now uses her anatomical knowledge and myriad clinical skills to injure characters in her ...
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Ever feel like no matter how long you’ve been writing, how many books you’ve written and edited, how many stories you’ve sold, conventions you’ve attended, or other writers you’ ve worked with, you still know you’re a fraud? It hits us at every stage, whether we’re just starting to make ...
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Before I knew the “The Rules”, I spent whole days writing without pause. The story would flow from my head through my fingers and onto the keyboard. I was a conduit, not an author. I never thought about the process of writing. I just wrote. One scene would go on ...
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I have no formal training in creative writing but I do have a great deal of training in visual art — I completed a degree in fine art and an advanced diploma in bronze casting. For most of my life I thought of myself as a visual artist and it ...
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It’s no secret that writing is hard work. It’s an activity that sucks creative juices from the moment you sit down at the keyboard. Figuring out the plot, naming characters, places, plants, or even the actual novel — sometimes you just can’t even. So, here’s my little secret, I use ...
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The most surreal thing in the history of things has happened today. My debut novel, A Study of Ash & Smoke, is officially available for purchase. I’m absolutely overwhelmed to finally be here, five years after I sat down to write the first draft. Since I’m feeling nostalgic, let’s talk ...
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For the uninitiated, roleplaying is simply the exercise of collaboratively telling a story with the use of a system (usually dice-based) to determine the outcome of various actions – as opposed to summoning the devil with complex mathematics as some pundits from yesteryear would have had you believe. In most ...
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“You know, if I had the time I’d hammer out a YA book filled with all the tropes,” he says, as he leans back in his chair and stares into the middle distance, picturing the money bags that would fall into his lap if only he could trick those young ...
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