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My Favorite Character by Ann M Streetman 1/24/2014 12:51:15 PM
My favorite character to write (so far) was Antonio Da Costa. I enjoyed seeing him through his mother's eyes, the child of her heart and soul. Through his father's eyes, the son any man would be proud of. Through his sister's eyes, the brother who he... more
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Artwork Saved for Raffaele and Laura by Ann M Streetman 1/16/2014 10:52:02 AM
When I was writing chapter 8 of That Man in Siena, I did not know about the Venus Fixers who saved so much artwork in Tuscany and other parts of Italy during World War II. They saved it for my characters Raffaele and Laura and for all of us. Suggeste... more
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Kind Of A Success by Michael D LeFevre 1/7/2014 12:41:56 PM
An account of my latest book reading.... more
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What Should I Do? by Michael D LeFevre 12/26/2013 1:09:06 AM
I am beginning to write my third novel. It is going to be a fact based fiction story about a US Marine who served in Lebanon in 1983. However, I worry about the conflict of historical fact with the story. ... more
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Review Copy - That Man in Siena by Ann M Streetman 12/20/2013 1:00:54 PM
Reviews are crucial to authors and prospective readers.
Authors, me included, long to hear what their readers think about their books. Did the characters ring true? Did they remind you of yourself or your friends or someone who has caused y... more
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Waiting for Your Review by Ann M Streetman 12/16/2013 11:55:10 AM
My new novel That Man in Siena was released today in popular ebook formats by multiple ebook retailers. You can click through to several retail sites on authorsden.com or go directly to your favorite ebook retail site. I hope to see your review soon.... more
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Sharing My Friends - The Characters by Ann M Streetman 12/12/2013 10:54:41 AM
Raffaele and Laura are not just my creations. While I was writing them, they became my friends. My relationship with them was not always tranquil. Like real friends, they challenged me, frustrated me, enlightened me, filled me with sadness, and uplif... more
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Raffaele - A Talented Potter by Ann M Streetman 12/6/2013 12:25:58 PM
Without looking at Laura, he straddled the stool in front of the wheel and began preparing a piece of wet clay. He turned on the wheel and continued to work the clay. Then he threw it on the wheel and instantly placed both hands around the clay. Conc... more
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She Went To Celebrate Her Birthday by Ann M Streetman 11/30/2013 1:01:39 PM
Laura Langston went to Italy to celebrate her birthday. She was not looking for a man, any kind of man, but there stood Raffaele Balducci. She looked into his lively brown eyes and put her hand in his. It was not the calloused hand of a working man. ... more
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Raffaele Balducci Is Coming Soon by Ann M Streetman 11/25/2013 1:03:38 PM
Raffaele Balducci is a talented potter, jazz guitarist, father, and grandfather. He is still in love with his late wife who was as much a part of him as his own heart and soul. He was not looking for another love when Laura Langston, a widowed nurse ... more
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Missing My Characters by Ann M Streetman 11/21/2013 12:40:23 PM
After I do the final edits and commit a new book to publication, I miss the characters that I have lived with for many long hard writing days. If a great line of dialog pops into my head, I can't run to the computer and write it in. If an exciting s... more
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My Interview with Author Ashleigh Galvin by Sara Rose Salih 11/20/2013 7:48:07 PM
For the full version view my blog on sararosesalih.com. ... more
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NaNo Update by Sunni Morris 11/19/2013 12:21:41 PM
All I’m doing at present besides the usual daily routine is writing and cleaning out my sewing room, with a tad of reading on the side. NaNo is going well considering I don’t get many hours a day to write. I’ve added 16,000 words the last three day... more
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Last Edits and Letting Go by Ann M Streetman 11/14/2013 1:17:14 PM
Early yesterday I was doing the last edits of my new novel That Man in Siena.
Editing is a tough job for any writer. It's especially painful for me since I have been a professional book copyeditor. I know best practices for catching all thos... more
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An historical legal novel worthy of reading by Harold Kasselman 11/5/2013 11:08:18 AM
I just finished a novel called Tobacco Sticks by Wm. Hazelgrove which I feel is worthy of recognition. One reviewer called it a rip off of To Kill A Mockingbird. If that's the worst you can say about a book, I'll take that comparison any day.
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Updating the Scene List by Ann M Streetman 10/21/2013 11:59:52 AM
When I am writing a novel, I create a scene list. I live by this list to keep the details of my plots and subplots straight.
Sometimes character development and new subplots demand an updated scene list. For example, I may need to move somet... more
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The Path by Mary Jo Nickum 10/14/2013 9:59:01 AM
Hurry, time is running out... more
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Reviews of Publerati Novel by Don Trowden 10/12/2013 2:15:16 PM
Proud to have published this highly inventive novel. See some of the early reviews at link below. Thanks.... more
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Writing the Pesky Subplots by Ann M Streetman 10/8/2013 12:17:52 PM
For me, writing necessary subplots is not easy. Subplots can give new insights into main characters and can involve the reader with additional characters to love or to hate. Today I am working on a new subplot. One of those brother-sister relationshi... more
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Sensing When a Passage Is Not Quite Right by Ann M Streetman 9/27/2013 7:11:34 AM
I've been writing something all my life, and one instinct has stayed with me: sensing when a paragraph, an explanation in a how-to piece, or a bit of dialog in a novel is not quite right.
Usually I sense it even as I put it on paper, but m... more
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