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The Healing Balm of Writing

Someone once asked me how I could write in times of trouble. To say it’s my passion and I have to write isn’t enough. Those not interested in my writing (or anyone else’s writing, for that matter) just don’t understand. After my mother passed away from...

Horrific Inspirations: Delphine LaLaurie

Delphine LaLaurie, commonly referred to as Madame Blanque or Madame LaLaurie after her third marriage, was born in 1787 as Marie Delphine Macarty in Spanish Louisiana to a wealthy, connected family of seven. Her parents were prominent in the European Creole community as her uncle...

When to Ask Permission

There’s always a risk in writing, especially if you’re writing about a real person, place, time, or event. Or, if you want to quote the lyrics from a current hit song. No one wants to be misrepresented. No one wants to hear something bad about...

Searching for Happily-Ever-After

Why do we write? Perhaps I should rephrase the question: why do you write? To create the perfect world? The utopia, full of excitement and happily-ever-afters? We writers have the means to create, and share, a great story, and we have a strong compulsion to...

The Decay of Gregorian Poetry

Many remember King George V as the ruler of the British Empire. In politics, he supported British soldiers during World War I, gave a voice to the middle class, and was a witness to India’s independence movement. In private circles, he was thought of as...

Social Justice in Children's Literature

Recently, people are paying more attention to how society treats its members. They pay attention to topics such as wealth distribution and social privileges and universal healthcare. They see the importance of social institutions such as public schools and the ease of social mobility. They...

Plagiarism – It’s Not Only Illegal, It Hurts

We’ve all heard about it. We know what it means. Most of us try hard to avoid copying and stealing what’s not ours. But how many of us have felt the pain inflicted when we discover someone else has stolen our work? Our creativity published...

Keep the Creative Juices Flowing

Just because you think your novel’s done, it doesn’t mean you’re done. Not by a longshot. If you’re serious about being a writer, then you can’t just stop when the last word is written for one story. Keep writing. Always. Make sure there’s a new...

Full Synopsis/Plot Overview

I have written quite a few synopses (plural of the synopsis) – short, brief, a slight taste of what the story is about. But a complete plot overview? A full synopsis? I was quite surprised by a recent request from a publisher considering my latest...

Horrific Inspirations: Ed Gingerich

Edward Gingerich (1966-2011) was the first Amish individual to be convicted of homicide in the United States criminal justice system. What went wrong to make him the first in hundreds of years of Amish teachings to be convicted of murder? Born in 1966, it is often...