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ISSN No. 1095-3973
Volume 10, Issue 3.
In This Issue:
What's New On The Bookshelves?
Visit our
Book
Review section to see what our reviewers have to say about the
latest books. See our new reviews this month in these genres:
children's, fantasy/SF, lifestyle, mystery/thriller and romance.
Articles and Author Essays:
Article: The Disease of Competence by Alex Keegan
In this new article Alex Keegan explains why he believes
today's short stories are suffering from a lack of originality because
short story publications "play it safe." He also explains why
literary fiction is turning into formula fiction -- a new style of writing that
he dubs Lit-Lit.
Article: Songwriters Anonymous: Part 2 by Mary Dawson
Some of the best songwriters in history are almost totally anonymous.
But these songwriters, who cared more about writing a hit song than recording one,
had very interesting lives. In this second article in her ongoing series, Mary Dawson
looks at two more "members" of this prestigious club: Diane Warren and
Craig Wiseman.
Author Essay: Seven Rules for Writing Historical Fiction
by Elizabeth Crook
If you want to write historical fiction, you must have a knack
for research and great patience. Elizabeth Crook, the author of
The Night Journal has some great advice for anyone
considering writing a historical novel. Research plays a major
role in historical fiction and Crook explains that as you
dig deeper into your research you may find that you have to
change your story plans to match the facts.
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