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Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury
A Legend, A Magical Shell A Girl Who Dreamed Of Something More… Lena, a Merrow girl, lives in the Skagerrak sea with her father, Carrick and her brother, Javelin who tells her of the legend of the Merrow Queen murdered by her human lover when greed takes over. But what’s worth spilling the queen’s blood?…
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Waiting for the Sun to Go Down by Jesse Teller
There is a low hum. A bit of a hiss. Like that first few minutes on vinyl before the song starts. You can hear the song churning out low and slow. You are in the dark now. Lying on your floor with those huge headphones on. Around you, the world is still going. You have…
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Literature Changing Perceptions of Africa, Creative Writing Snobs, and more…
Let’s silence the creative writing course snobs (The Guardian) Writing, like anything – from athletics to nuclear physics – depends on a basic degree of talent, which can be cultivated through training. So let’s stop pretending that devoting a year or two to studying writing in the company of others is anything other than a…
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Plea for Justice, by Liz Lazarus
Plea for Justice is a psychological, legal thriller by Liz Lazarus, told in alternating viewpoints by “Jackie,” an overweight paralegal in pursuit of justice, and “Me,” a terrifying killer with treacherous cyber skills. Lazarus has once again produced a page-turner, full of drama and suspense—and more than one unexpected twist. Set in Atlanta, GA, main…
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Flashbacks, Sean Penn’s “Novel,” Amazon Sabotaging Erotica Authors…
Sean Penn’s new novel doesn’t deserve a considerate review — or a reader’s time (Chicago Tribune) But this is not a review of “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff,” because it is not a book that deserves to be taken seriously enough to be reviewed. Speaking from personal experience, it is very difficult to write…
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Sandra Ann Miller, author of Temporary
When did you first consider yourself a writer? That’s a hard one. I always wrote, but being a “writer” was such a lofty title, I was hesitant to use it in reference to myself. When I worked in Hollywood, there were so many people claiming to be writers, you sort of had to back it…
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Temporary, a novel by Sandra Ann Miller
Helen Clark won the lottery and lost everything. While it wasn’t the “mega” jackpot, it was enough to change her life—quit her job as a starlet’s assistant, start a new business and have success. However, her partner’s poor decisions brought that dream to an end, and Helen was left with less than nothing. But Helen…
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The Resurgence of Dystopian Literature, Understanding China through Fiction, and more…
Deferred gratification is dead? Tell that to fans of serialised novels (The Guardian) “Binge-watch” was Collins Dictionary’s word of the year in 2015. The popularity of serialised long-form television drama was quickly superseded by networks making entire series available whenever we chose, eliminating that enforced waiting period and losing something of its pleasure in the process.…
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‘Bizarro fiction,’ Writing Memoirs, Dismal Sci-fi, and more…
Bizarro fiction is the next trend in the literary world (Study Breaks) Although bizarro fiction has lurked within the bowels of literature’s murky underground for just over 15 years, the genre has seen recent success with the addition of director Don Coscarelli’s film adaptation of David Wong’s best-selling novel, “John Dies at the End,” to…
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Black Panther is Uh…Interesting
Thither art spoilers ahead. Continueth at thy own risk. 1. As a writer in the Trump and Black Lives Matter era, I would never write a black American character who is rightfully angry about racial injustice and believes in pan-African liberation but then be like “wayment…we can’t have this black dude with common sense radical…
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