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By Adam Messer
“To me a good character hits several emotional points. This means they could make you feel happy in one scene, emotional in another, then slightly disappointed, and even hopeful and forgiving.” – Chasity S. Gallahar.
Authors Chasity S. Gallahar & Monica Tookes are a writing team who collaborated on their book.
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By Adam Messer
“We all have a story and what makes us all unique is that no one person’s story is the exact same as someone else’s.” – Monica Tookes
Authors Monica Tookes & Chasity S. Gallahar are a writing team who collaborated on their book.
Please introduce yourself.
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By Adam Messer
“Develop a thick skin, because rejection is inevitable unless you’re writing solely for your own eyes. Take time to learn your craft; there are many free and low-cost resources out there now. Most importantly, read!” – Sharon Marchisello.
Sharon Marchisello writes mystery novels keeping readers in suspense what may happen next.
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By Adam Messer
“We are the backbone of health systems, enabling our care providers to do their work. Our roles are just as mission critical as the doctors and nurses.” – Amy Moudy Comeau.
Amy Moudy Comeau writes to help others learn how to lead during difficult situations.
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Shout out to Christie! Your new shirt looks great on you!
By Adam Messer
“I see lots of questions on the internet asking the rules of writing. There are no rules. If there are, I ignore them. Tell a good story. Make your characters real, even the ones you don’t want people to like.” – Ralph E. Jarrells.
Ralph E. Jarrells writes historical fiction with religious themes as well as non-fiction.
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By Adam Messer
“Stories have their own momentum. Maybe the opening is with a bang or it’s a slow boil, drawing us in by what the characters are doing and/or saying to one another.” – Gary Phillips.
Gary Phillips grew up loving Marvel Comics, Twilight Zone, and pulp fiction, retelling those adventures to his Pops.
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“I love being a writer, but as a career, sometimes I feel like I’m just spinning my wheels. That said, I still love writing and have no plans to stop. Speaking of, it’s time I got back to work. It’s wordslingin’ time!
Have a great day.” – Bobby Nash
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By Adam Messer
“Write, write and write. Don’t be intimidated and don’t worry about if it’s good or not.” – Phillip Russertt.
Phillip Russertt loves comic books, and he is a writer, publisher, and distributor.
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At the time of telling of this story, several events had changed and several of the people listed may have been renamed for a lack of empirical or historical evidence. What is known are the general recollections of Thaddeus Alexander Riddle, aka “Tex” Riddle. The setting is a premise for the rest of the adventures, which are to be taken with a grain of salt, as the old Earth expression says.
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Have You Ever Been to Harperstown?
By Harding McFadden
The woman dropped down in the seat across the table from Slim and asked, “have you ever been to Harperstown?
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By Adam Messer
“I don’t hold back anymore. I write horror because it is exciting. It can be anything. It can be fantasy, macabre, or paranormal. I want the reader to feel so involved in my story that they feel like a fly on the wall.” – Kim Marie Farris.
Kim Marie Farris is a poet, writer, actor and filmmaker who pulls the reader into her story with a deep emotional connection.
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By Adam Messer
“Adventure doesn’t always mean something big and scary; sometimes it means trying, learning, and believing in yourself.” – Danadra Mitial.
Danadra Mitial writes children’s adventures and faith based stories encouraging literacy and character development.
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By Adam Messer
“I always say if you’re having writer’s block, you’re not letting your characters lead. You’re writing the story, not them. And that sounds strange and weird because it is you writing the story… but the world belongs to those people living it.” – Vallorie Neal Wood.
Vallorie Neal Wood is a mystery writer and professor who writes the script, but follows the characters lead to solve the case.
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By Adam Messer
Mel Odom is a multi-genre author who has written many well read books, including The Rover, which he dedicated to his son shortly after his son was born. Fast forward years later to when his son started reading The Rover in fifth grade, where his son would come home after school and read his favorite parts of the book to his father!
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Is it me? Is my work not good enough? Why?
These are some common questions creators ask themselves among the many questions they ask themselves.
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By Adam Messer
“She told me that one of my murals got her through the night, that meant so much to me to bring someone else some peace. I want to bring light to a dark world.” – Brandy Tabor.
Brandy Tabor creates artwork connecting her with her heritage, her community, and her Creator.
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By Adam Messer
“Go live first. Get some scars. Endure heartbreak. Lose a job. Get lost in a strange city or country.”
Dr. Ron Thomas Jr writes action adventure, science fiction, and sword and sorcery fiction.
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By Adam Messer
“Don’t give up. And don’t feel as if getting a literary agent is the only way to get published and to get your words out there. – People need your stories. Don’t take constructive criticism personally. And all the rest will fall into place!” – Brian Cotton.
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