Death Eaters Don’t Wear Glasses
Harry Potter’s eyeglasses with round lenses are iconic, as widely recognized as his lightning bolt scar. It is true that some members of the older generation seeing the glasses alone …
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Human Interaction in Fantasy Places
In the context of human interaction, there are four basic types of literary fantasy places. That is, four types as to the ways people from this earth (otherwise known as …
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HERETICS IN OCCUPIED EDEN – By the Numbers
If you’ve been curious about the Heretics in Occupied Eden series but are not sure what you’ll find inside, here is a sampling of peculiar figures relating to the Heretics …
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Seeking Arizona Fiction and History
For authors of novels, short stories, and social histories with settings in Arizona, Strange Angel Press will gladly accept publicity about your work on its Facebook page, Instagram account, or …
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Are Villains Necessary?
After telling me how much he otherwise liked my first novel, a wise friend once added that he was troubled there were no villains in it. This caused me to …
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Leaping from Non-Fiction Writer to Novelist
Until a decade ago, most of my writing efforts had been non-fiction, with articles on specialized subjects a staple. I received an award for a piece about collecting Indian cents …
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Odd Thoughts about the HERETICS IN OCCUPIED EDEN Series
Beneath its paranormal, utopian quest plot and woven throughout its framework of Jungian psychology, the HERETICS IN OCCUPIED EDEN series includes a whimsical and idiosyncratic compendium of cultural literacy that …
Read MorePOET’S BIRTHDAY
Here is a poem I wrote some years back at a change-of-decade birthday. It acknowledges a particular effect of growing older upon this writer, and I suspect it may also …
Read MoreOn Writing Narcissistic Characters
Self-confident heroes and narcissists have a few things in common. Both possess strong egos, for example, but the hero has a healthy ego while the narcissist’s is disturbed. Both tend …
Read MoreQuick Tip for Rookie Writers
A major issue with first novels is getting the author’s voice right. I’ve read too many manuscripts where the author and major characters all sounded alike and in some cases …
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