Tag: Fiction
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Sightseeing by Michael Onofrey
Sightseeing is a tale of lust and art set in Paris, France. Intrigue haunts the prose where hilarity and evil arise in a twist of collaboration. Minus any personal background, a woman and a man explore one another while regarding masterpieces of fine art and the historic sites of Paris. Sightseeing, stealthily and meticulously explores…
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NaNoWriMo Writing Prompts!
We are two days into National Novel Writing Month! If you’re feeling a bit of writer’s block but desperate to produce something for #NaNoWriMo, try one of these writing prompts. I stared at the tiny diamond ring. “I know it’s a kooky idea, but I’ve read of other people who’ve done it. So why not…
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Wattpad, New Goosebumps Books, Woke Sci-Fi, and more…
$400M Fiction Giant Wattpad Wants To Be Your Literary Agent (Forbes) It’s not a revolutionary idea. Blogs, Tumblr posts and Twitter accounts have all been turned into additional forms of media over the years—with varying degrees of success. Wattpad’s greatest competitive advantage is, simply, its scale. It may never hit on the next Fifty Shades of…
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Ian Nathaniel Cohen, author of The Brotherhood of the Black Flag
What have you written so far? So far, I’ve completed and published one novel: The Brotherhood of the Black Flag, a historical thriller set in the Golden Age of Piracy. I also write a movie review blog called the INCspotlight (a pun on my initials), formerly for the website Channel Awesome. As of March 2018,…
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Publishers Underpaying Authors, Morality Clauses for Authors, and more…
Editors resign over decision to retain author Junot Diaz (STL Today) Three editors at the Boston Review are resigning over the political and literary magazine’s decision to retain author Junot Diaz despite allegations of sexual misconduct. Poetry editors Timothy Donnelly, Barbara Fischer and Stefania Heim said on Twitter last week they’re “dismayed” at the logic…
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Working Class Writers, Science in Crime Novels, and more…
Should You Tell People You’re Writing A Novel? Reddit Users Offer Their Tips (Bustle) Several redditors advised others against telling people about their manuscripts, simply because being in the awkward position of “writing a novel” for five or 20 years can be socially painful. Speaking from a personal standpoint, this does not feel as bad…
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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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Sonya Jesus, author of Knights
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing in high school. Mostly poetry at first and short stories. I wrote my first length novel while I was writing my master’s thesis in microbiology. I never published it, but the Knights Series started while I was writing my Ph.D. thesis. It’s a way to…
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Home Sweet Home, an excerpt from Landrien Moriset
On a snowy evening in January, Landrien Moriset stood in the doorway and stared down at the dead woman lying against the wall. The woman peered out through wide, unblinking eyes. Her wrinkled hands lay palms up against the hardwood floor. Her head was wrapped in a red night scarf and resting against the wall.…
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Asian American Writers, Literary Fiction Armageddon, and more…
7 New Asian American Writers You Should Be Paying Attention To (Study Break) Literature produced by Asian Americans has seen a dramatic increase in popularity and numbers. Where Asian-American representation in previous literary years was peopled by a handful of writers, such as Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston and Jhumpa Lahiri, this year offered a…
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