I'm not a big user of most social media apps, but I did settle into Twitter back in 2016, primarily to connect with other independent authors. To this day, I find the community exceptionally supportive and positive – an anomaly, but that’s another story for another day. From that time, I managed to follow and …
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In a recent edition of Writers Supporting Writers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0VZVOXs9QU), we were discussing a process proposed by a script writer. Overall, our group doesn’t believe in any flat formulae for writing, but there were some merits in the proposal that I could relate to in my own (non-script) writing experience. Specifically, I have a process I …
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I love this photograph. Of all the family photos I have, this sunlight-bleached reproduction – well into the process of a blotchy chemical aging – is my favorite. The subject of this image is nothing special: a group photo of myself and some of my cousins taken at a wedding reception. I’m guessing late 80s, …
As you may have noticed, I'm not much of a blogger. However, I've begun writing a new book - mainly as a distraction from losing two WIPs and trying to reconstruct them (long story I don't want to go into). For a while, I've been toying with the concept of recasting one of the Greek …
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The Devil and the Wolf Consider the title of the book. What is the nature of the relationship between the two characters as the story progresses? What are the primary characteristics of each? What are the similarities and differences between the two?The author relies upon a handful of locations in this novel. The story opens …
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JR's guide to characters from The Devil and the Wolf Hey folks! JR here. Thought I'd give you a brief summary of the main characters in the book. Let's start off with the two most important: Me, JR Wolfe: Smart, funny, clever, good-looking and a jack of all trades. Basically, everybody's bestie and why not. …
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Okay, probably not the best thing to do, while working on one book a couple of weeks ago, I took a little break and then started on another one. Lately, work (yes, the day job I shouldn't quit) has been a bit over the top, so I haven't had as much evening/weekend time free as I …
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Just a quick note, because I was asked a few times about it. Yes, it is real and was probably in existence during the time of Jehoel's flashback. Here's a link to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) where I believe it is currently on display. -R http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329074 (How cute is that?)
Until very recently, I wrote as a hobby distributing my stories (the ones I was happy with) to my friends. However, when I decided to take on something of novel length, I found myself challenged in a number of ways, but foremost had to do with character interaction. I would say more than 75% of …
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