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Big Announcement! A Journey of Faith is Coming Soon!

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Hello everyone, My main character, Becca Martin from A Journey of Faith, has an announcement to make. Take it away Becca. Hello everyone, My story called A Journey of Faith: A Stepping Stones Mystery is coming soon in paperback and ebook formats. Remember how I told you a little about myself in my interview with … Read more

Results of my research query on mystery, suspense, thriller fiction.

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Hello my dear readers,
Remember the question I asked about the difference between mysteries, suspense and thrillers? Well, I made a fascinating discovery. Although these three genres are very similar, here are the differences I found. Mistry stories are more of an investigation, asking what, when, where, how, and why a crime took place, and finding clues to solve the mystery. Suspense novels are similar, but they have more of an element of danger with in the pages of the novel. Thrillers, have an element of danger at every turn. They’re like riding a roller coaster throughout the pages of the novel. What do you think about these three genres? Do you find them similar, or do you see the differences? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. To read my article on the subject, please visit the word matters blog at www.ernestdempsey.com

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Please answer a research question for an article I am writing

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Hello there dear readers, I am writing an article for the word matters blog at http://ernestdempsey.com and I am here to request your help in my research. Since most of you either read or write in some capacity or other, here’s my question: What is the difference between detective/mystery fiction, versus suspense novels/thrillers? I know … Read more

Fun and Interesting Dream Reflections

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This post is in response to a post I read at http://dream4fun.com/2016/03/14/dream-insights-2/ which talks about how many people’s brains go on autopilot during their day to day work routines. However, night time is the time when dreams break the barriers in the brain, which allows new possibilities to arise, thus allowing creative ideas to flow … Read more

Here’s the story I promised you

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Hello everybody, I promised that I’d post the short story that was inspired by a dream I had yesterday, well here it is. Feedback in either the comments section or via the How to contact me page is welcome.   A Magical Rain I sat on my bed, wishing I could go back home to … Read more

Who I am, and Why I blog

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Hey everybody, My name is Ann Harrison, and I’m back to tell you a little about myself, and discuss my reasons for blogging. First of all, I know that I’ve been blogging for over two years now, but I want to give people a little bit more information about myself, and my blog in general. … Read more

A Story Begging to be Written in 2016

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Happy New Year, everybody! Last year I dreamt that I wrote a story about a girl from Regency Engling finding herself in modern day Chicago. I had a few scene ideas that I originally wrote in my notes. However, after I got my daughter settled , the story popped up in my head at sometime … Read more

A Christmas Gift to all my Readers

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Here’s a special gift to all my readers. Warning, you may want to have a hankerchief or a box of cleanex near by. Merry Christmas to all, and may you be richly blessed in 2016.   Christmas Bells “Dear Jesus, please bring my daddy home for Christmas. Mama and I love him, and we miss … Read more

I finally finished my NaNoWriMo novel

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Hey Y’all, Even though November and NaNoWriMo have come to an end before I reached 50K words this year, I’m proud to say that I am still a winner! My total WIP for Epiphany High was 54747. Although I had to finish the Novel two weeks after NaNoWriMo ended, due to my daughter’s illness while … Read more

Book review: The Black Lizard Big Book Of Pulps, edited by Otto Penzler

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Today I am here to review a very long, but very good anthology that I finished a few days ago. This book is called The Black Lizard big Book of Pulps, and it was edited by Otto Penzler. Although this talking book was over 75 hours long, the stories, novellas and the full length novel … Read more

My Story is writing itself!

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Yeah, you read right! Hey everyone, it’s me again with another NaNoWriMo update. Today is only the fifth of November, and a hot one I might add, but I am proud to share some exciting news with you. I’m already up to 13783 words, and I have already written the ending to my novel. The … Read more

I need some #readerFeedback

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Hey everybody, I am studk in the middle of editing A Journey of Faith,and there is a scene that doesn’t work at the beginning of Chapter 7. Ok, as you know, Becca has witnessed something from her childhood that has traumatized her for the past 16 years. Not only that, but the Tensiltown police have … Read more

The Lone Warrior: Once Upon A Time in the West, a book review

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Lori Austin has written a compelling post civil War Western romance, about a farmer’s wife in search of her daughter who was stolen by dog soldiers and taken to a Shianne camp to live. Along the way she meets a former soldier who is known as the “white ghost”, wanted in both Colorado and Kansas … Read more

Feelings of Winter in mid August

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It’s the middle of August, and very hot outside. Even though the AC Is running, I have this laid back feeling that started last evening. I picture myself seated in my chair, with the wood heater going, and the fans pulling the heat back to every bedroom in the house. I am wrapped in my … Read more

Man In Search of Meaning, book review

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I just read a book called Man in Search of meaning, by a psychologist with the last name of Frankl. In Frankl’s book, he recounts his story of bserving time in a German prison camp during WWII throughout the first part of his narrative account. In this account, the author describes the psychological state of … Read more

A bit of inspiration and a question about lighthouses

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I’m in the middle of reading a book of romances set around historical lighthouses. As I read the novellas written by Diana Mills and three other Christian romance authors, I begin to hear the words of an old hymn entitled The Lighthouse, which if you are a Christian like myself, you will remember very well. … Read more

A day in the life of a writer who is blind

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What is it like to be blind? A girl I knew, who came to the Georgia Academy for the Blind, from a local public school, to take some industrial arts classes, asked me that one day at recess when I was in high school. At the time, I didn’t know how to answer this question, … Read more

Feeling Nestalgic

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Have you ever had one of those days when you long to relive the happy memories of your childhood, or you long to find the music and books you love to read, so you can enjoy them all over again? This happened to me yesterday morning, while I was spending some precious time with my … Read more

A Sunday Drive

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Hello dear readers, today my daughter Sharen is helping me with this blog post. Yesterday, my family and I took a trip to my Uncle Russel’s house in Lake City Florida, to bring his pontoon boat back home. While we were there, we took a walk around the yard, and sat inside the house for … Read more