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Here is where you can find your favorite authors this weekend. Rachael Rawlings will be at the Spring Craft Show at Jeffersontown High School from 9 am until 3 pm.
Only You Can Tell Your Story
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Only You Can Tell Your Story by Bill Noel A survey taken a few years ago revealed that 83% of Americans want to write a book. I was among the 17% who had never expressed interesting in writing a book. For reasons that probably would take years of psychoanalysis to […]
Is There a Psychic Vampire in Your Life?
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In fictional world of speculative fiction, few supernatural creatures can beat a vampire for a good story. But what about real life vampires? Hydra author, Lyndi Alexander, says they exist. Is there a Psychic Vampire in Your Life? Vampires have come a long way from the old black and white […]
Data Never Dies
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Dr. Arlan Andrews Sr. has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about the future. A former White House Fellow and founder of the science fiction think tank, SIGMA, the man knows his stuff. In his newest novel, Silicon Blood, Dr. Andrews imagines what the intersection of crime and nanotechnology might […]
Family Matters (That’s a Verb)
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Former news producer, Dave Creek, has seen the family dynamic play out in real life over and over on the evening news. Now the Hydra author of Some Distant Shore, The Human Equations, and other science fiction novels, shares his thoughts on the roll a character’s family life can both […]
Why Battle Scenes in the Future Will Be Different
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You are ready to write the next Hugo award nominated novel and you want to start things off with a bang by featuring a huge battle between bitter rival factions. Sweet. The question is will the scene feature a hero and anti-hero going toe to toe or something quite different? […]
Weekend Roundup
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Here is where you can find your favorite Hydra authors this weekend. April 7-9, Conglomeration, Ramada Plaza Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky. Hydra author Stuart Thaman will be in Louisville signing his hit horror title, For We Are Many, as well as his best selling fantasy Goblin War series. April 8th, […]
5 Musts Every Paranormal / Urban Fantasy Novel Should Have
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C.M. Michaels, author of the wildly popular Sisters in Blood urban fantasy series, offers up five tips on what writers need to consider when crafting a series people will want to read. I write in the paranormal, fantasy and urban fantasy genres, which comprises the lion’s share of what I […]
Thoughts on Rupp, Cawood and UK by Tom Wallace
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Besides writing the award winning Jack Dantzler mystery series, Tom Wallace spent many years as a sports journalist, twice being honored by the Kentucky Press Association for having written the best sports story in the state. Tom is particularly fond of his days working for legendary UK play-by-play man Cawood […]
Character Versus Caricature
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Best selling mystery writer, Bill Noel, knows a thing or two about characters. In developing the many quirky people who inhabit his Folly Beach Mystery series, he always brings the story around to the every day people involved and how they react when put into extreme circumstances. While adding rich […]