“Pilots are a rare kind of human. They leave the ordinary surface of the world to purify their soul in the sky, and they come down to earth only after receiving the communion of the infinite.” – Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra| Killzoneblog.com
You might be surprised by how many traits writers share with serial killers. FBI profilers have actually profiled a subject only to discover s/he’s not a killer. They’re a writer. Here’s why a profiler might mistake writers for serial killers. … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
Authors are a curious species. By that, I mean we’re curious about the world around us, not that we’re weird! Ahem! This is a link to a really cool site that will make you curiouser and curiouser. https://www.rd.com/list/weird-facts/ … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
by Debbie Burke Last weekend, the 35th annual Flathead River Writers Conference in Kalispell, Montana, was like an exuberant family reunion…except there were no drunken squabbles! With many repeat attendees, emcee Kathy Dunnehoff compared the gathering of 100 writers to … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
New writers receive so much advice early in their journey, the last thing they need is inaccurate advice from a bot. Imagine if you hadn’t established your community, hadn’t befriended even one writer friend, you might turn to AI to guide you in the right direction. In this series, I’ll show you why this is … … Continue reading →| Story Empire
Raptors are some of the most successful predators on the planet. From owls, eagles, and vultures to hawks, falcons, and other birds of prey, raptors are skilled hunters with incredible senses, like binocular vision, that help them detect prey at far … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
Tell us something cool about yourself that no one else knows…or, very few people know. I’ll start. I once drove in a stock car race. It was fun! I got to go really, really fast around our local race track … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. —Golda Meir| Killzoneblog.com
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Greetings to one and all. Beem Weeks here with you again. This month, I’m looking at the difference between inspiration and craft. Though they are not the same, both are integral parts of co…| Story Empire
During the Fourth of July weekend, many folks were on the road, listening to music or daydreaming while stuck in traffic. Nothing at all interesting about it. Though we want our stories to mimic re…| Story Empire
The conversation about critical distance doesn’t come up often in writing circles. If someone does raise the point, critical distance is usually mentioned in passing as though other writers should …| Story Empire
Revised Originally published May 19, 2022 My favorite poet Emily Dickinson sent her poems to The Atlantic Monthly Magazine in... The post Winning and Losing Writing Competitions appeared first on BOOKPLACES.| BOOKPLACES
Greetings to one and all within the reading and writing community! Beem Weeks here with you again. This month I’d like to talk a little about transforming your characters. What exactly do I mean wh…| Story Empire
