By Samantha Amenn Rebecca is in Haiti and Nicole is writing. Please welcome our first guest blogger, Samantha Amenn. Sam is an avid reader and writer currently living in Illinois. She is currently writing a fantasy novel about a revolutionary fighting for his people’s freedom and against members within his own organization that are trying to sabotage … Continue reading Creating a Great Friendship Between Characters // Craft Talk // Guest Blogger
By Rebecca Zornow Come find your next read with this guide of 14 books, most of them published within the last 12 months, and all recently read by me. The books are organized by category: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Other (e-books, young adult, collections, and scripts). Find your niche and pick your new friend. Also, if … Continue reading Find your next book with our Recent Reads Guide
The Midnight Waddler By Rebecca Zornow Shirk shirk shirk. Kyle’s eyes snapped open as if the sound was the shrill cry of an eagle rather than tiny, frantic scratching. When he heard the noise the previous night, Kyle bolted over his wife out of bed and immediately got tangled in the damn pile of throw … Continue reading The Midnight Waddler // Short Story
You know in Jurassic Park when Dr. Grant walks into his dig site trailer to find Hammond’s already made himself at home and it was his helicopter that threatened to rebury the dinosaur skeleton? That’s the Catalyst. Once Grant and Hammond meet, there’s no going back. Only onward to the island of dinos and dangers. In Aladdin, … Continue reading Build a Dynamic Plot Using a Beat Sheet
Story by Rebecca Zornow Photo Credit to Nolan Issac on Unsplash I hope you enjoyed the first installment of The Manors last month. Part 2, the final piece of this story, is posted down below. Before you start reading, I want to congratulate Adriana M. from Wisconsin on winning the signed No. 1 Ladies’ Detective … Continue reading The Manors, Part 2
By Rebecca Zornow In a different life, I lived at a rural school with the birds and the honey badgers. I spent my days operating a library and teaching art to students who had never reached beyond doodling before. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in Swaziland. I was incredibly passionate about … Continue reading In A Different Life + Signed Book Giveaway
It was a Sunday afternoon in deep summer and Minnie just finished describing how she French kissed Benjamin last Friday night, a boy we’ve both known since second grade. I thought about what she said for a moment, then asked, “Don’t you remember the time Benjamin superglued Mrs. Harmon’s stapler to the bottom of her … Continue reading The Manors, Part 1
The writer sat at his mahogany desk, smoking a cigar. The house was quiet. Outside the large bay window the sun was shining, but our writer didn’t think twice about going outside. “Hmm…” he thought. “I had better fix that plot hole today. And kill off….Estella! The cook’s lover who took her love of gossip … Continue reading The Write Life: Word Counts and Work Places
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