Book Chat: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky Check out Suite Francaise An unusual but worthwhile peek at an author’s ‘rough’ creation and a beautiful view of human interaction and thought when facing a world and life upturned.
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Book Chat: Delirium by Lauren Oliver Check out Delirium Author’s Website: laurenoliverbooks.com A look at a world without love … or rather, a world in which love is a disease that leads to death. Curiously compelling with writing that brings to life a world you feel you could step out your
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Room by Emma Donoghue Check out Room by Emma Donoghue Exciting and original. A reading experience that rises and falls but overall is wholly worth it. Authors Website: http://www.emmadonoghue.com
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This isn’t exactly a short story … well, it’s not. For Fiction Friday I’m posting a Fiction Thought, which is essentially the glimmer of a potential story. One such glimmer (even shorter than this), which I wrote about eleven years ago after a walk through the woods, has grown in
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Welcome to another edition of Fiction Friday! Craig Penser held the weight of his screw ups on his shoulders the way a firefighter carries a limp woman down a flight of smoke-filled stairs—with focus, determination, and the underlying desire to let go of his burden. He didn’t droop though. Never
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As I write this, I’ve just finished editing my first novel for self-publication. And when I say finished I mean really finished – after the months and months of writing, revising, rewriting, getting feedback from others, and editing, editing, editing – I’m done! Of course, there are always things I
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Today’s Fiction Friday post comes from a Google search for “Story Inspiration.” I saw this picture and the story snippet that follows is the result! Before the Pocket Watch The pocket watch. She didn’t know she still had it. It made sense though. How could you throw something like that
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If you’ve been following this blog you know I’ve been incredibly focused on making my dream of being a novelist happen – and I’m loving that! I’m even starting a new post series inspired by this choice – Fiction Friday. It’ll be short pieces, some from the past, some brand
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