Archive for September, 2009
by Tom Schreck, author of The Duffy Dombrowski Mysteries Aspiring writers often suggest that they ought to start out writing short stories before they dive into a full length novel. Bad idea. You see, though the word count of the short story might be less daunting than the novel, the plotting, the foreshadowing, the symbolism, [ READ MORE ]
When I was asked to write a story for Echelon’s Heat of the Moment anthology, I wasn’t sure what I’d come up with. There was a lot of latitude and I found myself wondering just what I’d focus on. Heat. Fire. Flames. It took a while for an idea to form but thinking about what [ READ MORE ]
The world is not as it is now. A tumultuous place, war is rampant, alliances are shaky and steam driven dirigibles, armed to the teeth with dozens of cannons rule the sky. To add to the mayhem, crazed sky pirates roam the air unchecked making anyone a target at any time. Knox Wallingford lives in [ READ MORE ]
Mysterious No More is my newest EBook release, and it is the sequel to my previous short, Mr. Mysterious. Cara now has her Mr. Mysterious, but is he really as mysterious as his old nickname implied? Its over between Cara and Mitchell. Shes seen him out with another girl after he cancelled their plans to [ READ MORE ]
Today marks my first big step into the world of publishing with the release of my first short: “Sure-foot Sam in Jeopardy.” It relays the adventure of a klutzy bank teller who wants to be the next Indiana Jones (Sure-foot Sam) and his intelligent, detail-oriented bulldog, Sir Reginald, who rather he’d not succeed. Sure-foot is [ READ MORE ]
Missing Anthology I’m excited to guest post today on the new Echelon Shorts blog. As a librarian, I love to suggest short stories and anthologies to readers. It’s a great way to sample new authors in favorite genres without the commitment of having to read an entire book. I was really excited in 2007 when Echelon [ READ MORE ]
by Pam Ripling Have you ever found yourself identifying so strongly with a fictional character that you wished you could step into their virtual shoes? Don’t most readers want to be Scarlett O’Hara, Philip Marlowe, Nancy Drew or even Frodo Baggins? On this historic day, our thoughts often turn to heroes. From the time we [ READ MORE ]
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