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Welcome Phil Bowie to Creekside Cafe

Each short story or novel begins with a theme that I think has enough inherent conflict to build an engaging story on. GUNS, for example, is about the black-market trade in weapons. I had a friend who’d spent a career in naval intelligence, and he helped fill me in on that. Continue reading Welcome Phil Bowie to Creekside Cafe

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Celebrating Father’s Day with My Books

My daddy isn’t here any longer but his memory lives on in my sons, in my memories and in the stories I write. He wasn’t perfect, we often butted heads, probably because we were too much alike, but he is missed and he is still a part of our lives. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there and to those who do the job of daddy, thank you for stepping up. Continue reading Celebrating Father’s Day with My Books

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Fight Scenes from My Writer Friends

My friends have sent examples of fight scenes from their books. See the variety of fights and how they set them up. As you read them, I realize that they are out of context but see how they set them up, the emotions, the choreography of the fight. Study the scenes. When you read a book you love in the genre you want to write, … Continue reading Fight Scenes from My Writer Friends

Roxy is here!

Books2Read https://books2read.com/b/boD5Na To order on Amazon Ebooks US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCGT6XQ UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TCGT6XQ AUS https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08TCGT6XQ CA https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08TCGT6XQ Ebook ASIN: B08TCGT6XQ Print copy ASIN: B08VL7MWTJ Roxanne Harrell is the youngest of the Harrell family sisters. She is spoiled, self-centered and a bit of a screw-up, at least that’s the way her family sees her. When Roxy meets the niece she didn’t even know she had while working on … Continue reading Roxy is here!

Sherri Lupton Hollister – Rebellion Lit

Hello Readers and Writers! Today we would like to introduce you to an author who combines genres to get everything she wants from her stories. Starting out categorizing her writing as Romance, this author began to understand how much she loved Suspense. This shaped her writing, and gave us a series already grown to 5 t — Read on rebellionlit.com/blogs/author-interviews/sherri-lupton-hollister Continue reading Sherri Lupton Hollister – Rebellion Lit