History in the Making
Historical Writing Requires Attention to Details
By Sandra Merville Hart When it comes to research, contemporary writers have it so easy, right? I am teasing,…
March 21, 2017-
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Child's CraftCreate like the Creator
As I was running trails with my dog one day, I was overcome with awe at the beauty, the…
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Flash Fiction-SplicketyThe One-Inch Theory
In her national bestseller, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, author Anne Lamott divulges the…
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StoryworldAnatomy of Grays: How they Think
Before Jim or Doctor Stein had time to think, the egg burst in Jim’s hand, sending shell fragments around…
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Dear Young ScribesTips for Surviving the 6 Seasons of a Writer’s Life
If you’ve been in the industry long enough then you probably know by now that the writer’s life is…
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Fantasy-Sci-FiThe Many Worlds of Sci-fi and Fantasy
In what world does your story live? Sounds like a strange question, doesn’t it? After all, most bookstores…
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Copywrite/Advertising
Say It Like Sayers- How the Queen of Copywriting Introduced the King of Kings to a Nation at War
December 1941. London. The worst of the blitz just ended. A nation at war faced Christmas. The BBC’s charge?…
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History in the MakingCombatting the Noise Issue
By Sandra Merville Hart A few family members came over to watch a movie this weekend. The dramatic…
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Child's CraftChanging your Course
Back in my carpool driving days, I discovered that if I arrived early for afternoon pickup, I’d get a…
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Flash Fiction-Splickety
Gotcha: Remembering the Resolution After the Twist-Andrew Winch
My favorite thing about flash fiction is the artistic freedom it allows. Within its rigidity, skilled writers can find…
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StoryworldAnatomy of Grays: Sex
Jim held a gray spheroid up to the light. “So Doc, you’re saying the sex of this alien was…
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Magazine and FreelanceIdeas for Magazine Articles are Everwhere
Over the last twenty-five years, books have been my passion and the bulk of my writing life. It’s not where I began…
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Dear Young ScribesThe Writer’s Palette: How to Write Concise Description to Liven Your Scenes
As writers, we have the power to tear down the boundaries of paper and ink when we craft a…
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Fantasy-Sci-FiRecycle, Reuse, Rewrite
“A group of underdogs are united through unusual circumstances and are forced to work together using their individual strengths…
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History in the MakingResearch’s Unexpected Benefit
By Sandra Merville Hart It happened again. Somewhere in the middle of writing the novel, the story got stuck…
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Child's CraftGoals for the New Year from A to Z
So the new year has come! Did you make resolutions of things to do or not to do? Will…
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StoryworldAnatomy of Grays: Alien Digest
The autopsy window allowed Jim a clear view of the good doctor’s grim work. The gray-skinned corpse had been…
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Magazine and Freelance
Can I Write for This Magazine?
I love print magazines and I take a number of them as a subscriber. When they arrive, frequently I…
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ScreenwritingHow Plot Can Kill Your Character
Every story begins at your Initial Stimulus – that spark of an idea that captured your imagination. The thing…
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Dear Young ScribesRe-Evaluate Your Writing Career by Returning to Your Author Dream
Almost every aspiring author dreams of what their life as a published author will look like some day: Multiple…
January 8, 2017 -
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Taking Critique Like a Jedi
Taking Critique Like a Jedi May 25, 1977, Star Wars: A New Hope—a small indie film with an unknown…
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History in the MakingCreate Timeline of Novel’s Events
By Sandra Merville Hart Somewhere in the midst of writing my second novel my story started to get…
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Child's CraftMay the Embarrassing Moments Arise!
We were just about to head down the aisle before my daughter’s wedding, when I reached into my bag…
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StoryworldAnatomy of Grays: How They Move
Jim always thought first contact with an alien race would involve ceremony and formality. But standing over the bullet-riddled…
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Flash Fiction-Splickety
Blogging Fiction by Lindsey P. Brackett
A few years ago when I was knee-deep in preschoolers and a newborn, I started a blog. I meant…
December 16, 2016
