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2014 in review

Did you know where Dickens got the character Scrooge from? It was a bit of mistake actually…

Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
It is clear from any Dickens’ novel that the great man enjoyed names. His friend and biographer, John Forster, said that Dickens made “characters real existences, not by describing them but by letting them describe themselves.”  You can find a comprehensive list of all Dickens’ characters HERE a website…

Writers You Should Know – Christopher Isherwood

Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was one of the most prominent English writers of his generation. Works of fiction include: All the Conspirators, The Memorial, Mr. Norris Changes Trains, and Goodbye to Berlin, on which the stage play I am a Camera and the musical Cabaret was based, He was also…

The Nine Best Manuscript Publishers in 2014 from Authors Publish

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Yes, I got mail. And no, it wasn’t fan mail. I don’t actually get any of that these days. Ever since they did away with the Scottish American version of Menudo my mail has been a bit skimpy of the fan sort. But I do have something pretty good…

2014 in review

Originally posted on All I Have to Say:
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,200 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips…

Amazon.com: P.S. Bartlett – Author revie

Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
Amazon.com: P.S. Bartlett – Author review of Queen of my Nightmare (Uncharted Secrets, … http://ow.ly/Gzkb9

Meet Guest Author Diana Stevan

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Someone once called me a Renaissance woman, because I changed occupations too much to be labelled easily. It’s true, I’ve tried a lot of different jobs. On Twitter, I describe myself as a Jill of all trades because I’ve worked as a family therapist, school…

The Very Inspiring #Blogger# Award Landed Here!

Originally posted on Sally Ember, Ed.D.:
My blog and I have been nominated for the The Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Thank you so much, Dale Furse, for nominating my blog for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award! I am honored! Dale is a children’s and YA fantasy author/ playwright/ songwriter/ poet who writes science-fiction novels,…

Final Thoughts on 2014 aka closing of many chapters

Originally posted on vjchisholmbooks's Blog:
Hello everyone – it’s been awhile since since I’ve had a real pause moment that has allowed me to sit still and write up this blog. So I’m sorry for the many months that have pasted since my last real in-depth post here . The reasons are multi-fold for…

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