Category: reading
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A Look at Tolkien’s Ten Tips for Writers
I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings years before the movies made them more well-known. Even though one part of me is happy Frodo, Gandalf and Gollum are now household names, the other part of me misses not having to share them with the rest of the world. Just the other day…
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Successful Writers
Click on infographic to see enlarged version. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels
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Friday’s Findings
Two days ago, I engaged in a Skype call with an illustrator who specializes in book covers for science fiction and fantasy novels. While we were on the call, he produced a rough sketch of what will become the cover of my current WIP novel, Oblivion’s Hope. Yesterday, he sent me the first draft. I’m…
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Did a little reading this morning
Swept off the back deck for the first time this spring. Going to enjoy the beautiful day and finish reading a book. Better than staying inside all weekend.
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Some Reading Suggestions for the Socially-Isolated
I am actually on vacation this week, not just socially-isolated. But I am doing everything to protect myself and others: staying home, washing my hands, wearing gloves when shopping, staying home, staying home, and staying home. Did I say I’m staying home? No coffee shop? No church? No movies? No getting together with friends? By…
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Author Interview: Carol Preflatish
A few years ago, I decided to make an effort to meet more authors in my area. One of these authors is Carol Preflatish. We’ve bumped into each at events such as The Kentuckiana Book Fair and Imaginarium 2019. Carol has published several romantic suspense novels. Homecoming To Murder is her recently released murder mystery…
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What Will You Be Reading This Year?
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I’ve come across this tip for writers by Stephen King in many places, but I’ll never forget the first time I came across it in his…
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Kicking Off the Year With Writing Advice From Authors
I’ve interviewed authors for this blog for the past few years. One question I ask is: What advice do you have for aspiring authors? I collected all the answers in this post. Since it’s the beginning of a new day, a new month, a new year, and a new decade, I thought I’d do round…
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When to give up on a book?
Andrew M. Friday 