In talking with Faith Morgan, granddaughter of Dayton engineering visionary Arthur Morgan, for my historical novel, I was impressed with how she is keeping her grandfather’s legacy alive. Arthur Morgan

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“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron Nora Ephron (1941-2012) A storytelling icon — you will be missed. “She was the one you

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As writers, we spend months and even years getting that perfect story down on paper. But, as many established authors know, that’s only the beginning of getting a book published. A critical

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  Writer and avid kayaker Jane Shirley. Writer Jane Shirley, today’s guest blogger on The Writing Well, shares her process for creating a strong narrative voice. Jane knows of what

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Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in BBCs  production of “Pride and Prejudice.” Flawed characters, from Jane Austen’s pompous Mr. Darcy to J.K. Rowling’s geeky wizard Harry Potter, can make or break a

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Straps and Strings.com Last night my writer’s group began a new eight-week session after a two-month absence. We all missed our Tuesday evening gatherings with group leader Jedwin Smith, and

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Today marks the conclusion of the WordCount Blogathon – the annual blogging fest where participants agree to post every day in May. I made it — and it feels great!

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    Today I am excited to showcase Wordle —  an app that creates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear

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  Todd Dombrowski, CEO of Book Candy Studios, is sympathetic to the many hats authors have to wear these days given that he’s married to aUSA Today bestselling author.  “Ten

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  Today is the WordCount Blogathon “Haiku Day.” Haiku is one of the most important forms of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical

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