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A Discussion of Literary Agents by Flo Fitzpatrick 8/15/2025 4:10:20 AM
A little insight into the workings of agents...and why we should be nice!... more
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Here, There, and Everywhere by Flo Fitzpatrick 8/6/2025 4:55:16 AM
"Where do you get your ideas?"
Inspiration for Remake the Song... more
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Eva’s Byte #536 – Nesting by Eva Pasco 8/6/2025 3:17:31 AM
“There’s no place like home.” (L. Frank Baum, ‘The Wizard of Oz’)
Besides writing, my creativity expresses itself in nesting, whereby I enjoy arranging my surroundings to foster comfort and ambience.
This week, I replaced the sli... more
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Hey, what's going on? by Todd Cheney 8/2/2025 7:23:06 PM
Prison Ship is back in motion.... more
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Eva’s Byte #535 – Dizzy by Eva Pasco 7/30/2025 3:39:56 AM
Identifying with the “pantser” approach to writing, whereby the plot progresses through unexpected twists and turns, I found myself at a crossroads. Always plotting a few chapters ahead to keep up the momentum, the windmills of my mind had spun a min... more
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Eva’s Byte #529 – Channeling the Seventies by Eva Pasco 6/18/2025 3:44:49 AM
“Can you dig it?”
“Chill out!”
“Keep on truckin’!
“Catch you on the flip side.”
My Contemporary work in progress makes its debut in 1978. The time stamp rules out having to contend with advanced technology. T... more
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Hits by Todd Cheney 6/11/2025 8:05:13 AM
My Authorsden stats are showing about 25,000 hits within the last two weeks. This is a huge increase from before. I'd like to thank everyone who continues to come by and pay me some attention. I'm happy to be here and provide you with some poetry or ... more
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Why by Todd Cheney 6/2/2025 7:24:28 PM
I really don't know... more
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Just Breathe by Jay M Horne 5/25/2025 8:34:38 PM
An Award-Winning Author’s Reading & Writing List... more
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Eva’s Byte #525 – A Virtual Earful by Eva Pasco 5/21/2025 3:36:53 AM
After careful consideration, I’ve decided to forego publishing an audible audiobook with virtual voice, an innovative feature offered by Amazon for qualifying books. My reasons for opting out represent my own opinions which are not criticisms of thi... more
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Eva’s Byte #524 – Just Saying by Eva Pasco 5/14/2025 3:20:20 AM
“I look like the wreck of the Hesperus!”
“I feel like the wreck of the Hesperus!”
Two of mother’s favorite sayings. She often invoked these variants after toiling in the yard, or on days she didn’t like how her hair looked befo... more
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Eva’s Byte #523 – In Accordance With… by Eva Pasco 5/7/2025 3:11:19 AM
The setting of my Contemporary work in progress—the late ‘70s.
In accordance with the setting for the first half of the novel, the draft of chapter 14 which takes place inside a girls’ gym locker room, I’ve incorporated my own lasting memor... more
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Eva’s Byte #520 – Making Inroads by Eva Pasco 4/16/2025 3:28:49 AM
As I make inroads drafting my Contemporary work in progress, I continue to slog the extra mile for bringing its local setting of Warren, Rhode Island to life. Besides integrating landmarks, culture, and geographical aspects, it’s important for me to ... more
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The Struggle by Todd Cheney 3/5/2025 12:30:04 PM
Difficulty... more
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Eva’s Byte #513 – Roads Not Yet Taken by Eva Pasco 2/26/2025 3:22:34 AM
In the capacity of a writer, I equate the keyboarding process during each storytelling session with embarking on roads not yet taken. Excavating and blazing trails with words pave the way along an open-ended journey navigated by my characters who may... more
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From Polar to Molar: A February Tale by Dave Tabler 2/8/2025 6:03:41 AM
What do modern writers do when they get writer's block? Well, at least one writer goofs off with ChatGPT for a bit till the muse circles back around.
I asked the AI scrivener to write a poem with two instructions: 1) write a poem that tra... more
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Eva’s Byte #510 – Boundaries by Eva Pasco 2/5/2025 3:16:48 AM
Before I basked in the luxury of retirement, my boundaries were set for me—self-imposed by my devotion to a teaching career. Focusing on tasks and managing time prevailed both inside and outside the classroom.
It’s about time:
In th... more
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Eva’s Byte #507 – Over the Moon! by Eva Pasco 1/15/2025 3:48:38 AM
A purely subjective conjecture, in the capacity of a writer, a glowing book review brings on the metaphor of flying high.
Excerpts from the latest 5-Star review by talented author Susan Sage for ‘Aileen’s Guesthouse: A Heartfelt Contempor... more
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Eva’s Byte #499 – The Right Time by Eva Pasco 11/20/2024 3:17:41 AM
In the capacity of a writer, the song title “Night Time is the Right Time” pinpoints when I sit at the keyboard to further my Contemporary work in progress. Based on my lifestyle, the evening hours are devoid of commitments and reasonably free from ... more
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Eva’s Byte #498 – Villains in Fiction by Eva Pasco 11/13/2024 2:50:26 AM
As I flesh out one of the fictitious villains in my Contemporary work in progress, I do so to avoid creating archetypes like Oil Can Harry, the cartoon gangster cat created by Terrytoons who is Mighty Mouse’s arch enemy. During my childhood, I delig... more
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