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Discussions that could help writers improve their writing skills from the 55 year veteran journalist, writer, and novelist Sean Patrick O’Mordha.
Sex and the Story
As authors, we deal with human beings and human behavior. One driving behavior is sex. If contemplating a scene or two, how do plan to handle it? Throughout history, writers have approached it from explicitly to setup and fade to black. It depended on the times and culture…. Read more »
Pandemic 2020 – Some Positive Thoughts
Education is the USA constantly evolves (sometimes revolves), however, nothing like what has happened over the past few weeks (March 2020) . . .
Harold
There are only three things in life Harold enjoys—food, sleeping, and family, pretty much in that order. Until his world is turned upside down.
The Edit
Writing a book involves a lot of work — a lot. Writing means starting with a vague idea and writing a synopsis to visualize what you want and where to go with the story. Next is making some kind of outline, a road map. That can be as… Read more »
Of Quirks and Challenges
As much as I try to walk on water, it doesn’t happen – unless it’s frozen and then I get cold feet. So, why should my characters be perfect? That opens a whole world of challenges to explore. Perhaps, I have a sadistic streak, but I like to… Read more »
The Innkeeper
Azriel greeted the Hebrew month of Aviv with open arms. This was the beginning of a new year and the month of redemption, a redemption he wasn’t expecting.
Count Words not Beans
Once an author’s idea for a story begins to gel, there are two considerations to tackle, 1) the genre and 2) the word count. Word length in General: Classification Word count Novel 40,000 words or over Novella 17,500 to 40,000 words Novelette 7,500 to 17,500 words Short story… Read more »
December 26
Arif pulled up the too-large T-shirt to cover his nose as the putrid stench of dead bodies rose up from below.
Harland’s Cove
Mother, three children murdered in Harland’s Cove By Betty Francis, NMDR Staff Reporter October 11, 2001, 1:37 pm HARLAND’S COVE, Maine ― Members of Harland’s Cove founding family were found murdered in their home Wednesday morning according to an Independent County Sheriff spokeswoman. The small coastal community on… Read more »
Breaking Out . . .
. . . of the Rut I will be up front. Writing this eFile is sporadic, not that I don’t have anything to say. Why be redundant? Everyone perceiving themselves experts in the writing field has said it. So, if something appears important, I will address it, otherwise,… Read more »
The Lava Beds
“Cap, just got a call from Halin Pearson. Seems his boy, Grady, didn’t come home last night.”
“Humph. Probably overslept. I’d love catchin’ that prick bangin’ an underage girl.”
“His parents have called all his known girlfriends.”
“Well, that pretty well covers the town. Handle it. Jist keep the Pearsons outta my hair. And take that college geek intern with you. He’s gettin’ on my nerves.”
I Have a Story Idea. Now What?
Before putting anything in writing there are a number of things to accomplish.
Are there any . . . out there?
There are numerous forms of punctuation, all useful when applied properly – often hilarious when they are not. One which seems ignored is the ellipsis. This series of (dots, periods, points – choose your favorite term) is . . . to indicate an omission, suspension, or to emphasis… Read more »