Ghosts and goblins disappeared at midnight October 31st while my fingers hovered over computer keys to click the first words of National Novel in a Month Writers contest. Futuristic writers extracted spooks from closets with paranormal or sci-fi tales and waited alongside suspense and romance writers. Millions of new characters were born. Authors will nurture and propel them … [Read more...] about November 2010 President’s Message from Violet Carr Moore
Brad Herzog and What’s the Big Idea?
Award-winning magazine writer, children's book author and travel memoirist Brad Herzog contends that the secret to good writing begins before the first line is ever written. It all starts with a good idea -- subject matter that generates enthusiasm among students, concepts that capture readers' attention, stories and angles that are simply too clever for an editor to pass up. … [Read more...] about Brad Herzog and What’s the Big Idea?
Becoming the other by Lani Longshore
I am not a tortured artist. My life has been mostly free from drama, and I was raised to keep it that way. But I write science fiction; in my stories, when a stranger comes to town, it's usually a very strange stranger. For me to create characters that are believable outsiders, I have to create situations where I can be the other. One of those opportunities dropped from the … [Read more...] about Becoming the other by Lani Longshore
Alice Kight, Violet Carr Moore, Marilyn Slade published in Too Early haiku
Alice Kight stepped into the winners circle for Too Early haiku contest Monday, October 4, 2010. Marilyn Slade and Violet Carr Moore were runners-up. Read Alice's poetry in online and printed editions of Contra Costa Valley Times and Tri-Valley Herald. View Marilyn and Vi's submissions in Bay Area News Group online at http://www.insidebayarea.com. … [Read more...] about Alice Kight, Violet Carr Moore, Marilyn Slade published in Too Early haiku
Violet Carr Moore in Chicken Soup for the Soul
A Real Mother by Violet Carr Moore will be published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Mothers (Simon & Schuster, release date October 5, 2010). … [Read more...] about Violet Carr Moore in Chicken Soup for the Soul
