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Author News: Patrick Carman

Deb Gallardo — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:52:38 +0000

Author Patrick Carman has a second Young Adult book in a series about two friends trying to track down an eerie mystery in their boring little town of Skeleton Creek.

Story Ideas – Note to Self

Deb Gallardo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:33:40 +0000

In a newsletter that I received via email today, several commenters had sent in responses to “Postcard to Your Younger Self.” The idea is to tell the you-whom-you-once-were something important that could be life-altering. It’s a new spin on “I wish I’d known then what I know now.” This topic set me to thinking about what [...]

Author Interview: Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan Authorial Heir

Deb Gallardo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:10:36 +0000

“Team Jordan” members happily continue the late Robert Jordan’s epic saga THE WHEEL OF TIME with the first of three final novels, THE GATHERING STORM. Fortunately, Jordan left behind copious notes, recordings, files, scenes and details that special fans and bestselling Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson have sorted through to bring this stunning fantasy to its [...]

Writing Prompts: Jump-Start Your Writing When You Lack Ideas

Deb Gallardo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:25:48 +0000

When writers need creative writing ideas, one possible solution is to use Writing Prompts to “prime the pump.” If you’ve spent much time reading articles on this site, you’ll know that I’m not overly fond of prompts for my own use (See the list of writing prompt articles below). But that’s just me. Lots of [...]

Story Ideas – Grow Yours With an Ideas Notebook

Deb Gallardo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:01:14 +0000

Creativity Expert Dan Goodwin says this about story ideas: Creative ideas are the raw material from which all creative projects are built. Without any ideas, you have nowhere to begin to write from, no starting point, no direction to focus your creative writing talents. He offer 3 steps to unlocking your creativity through the use of an [...]