Storyteller extraordinaire George Weinstein at his book signing last month. Today, The Writing Well features a guest blog post by Atlanta author George Weinstein. His critically-acclaimed historical novel, Hardscrabble Road,

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      Adam Mansbach and Chris Baty (right) at the Crossroads Writers Conference Saturday.   Coming off this weekend’s Crossroads Writers Conference in Macon, Georgia, I feel a renewed

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  Cover photo by: Rachel Hadiashar “I’m not experimenting, Opal. I know what I’m doing.”   “Umm… Yeah.” Opal glanced at Sally’s burnt thumb and then at the wrinkles on

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“Rushing to Trudy’s side, I knelt beside her. She had no outward signs of being injured, but before I was able to untie her I heard the whoosh of the

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Every Friday during May I am inviting a member of my writer’s group to be a guest blogger. Today I’m excited to introduce new SciFi storyteller Shane Etter, a Mississippi

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Regardless of whether you are writing a blog or a novel, you need to find your unique “voice.” In fact, putting your personality into your prose is the “secret” to

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Every Thursday this month I will feature experts who have sage advice to help writers succeed as storytellers. My sources will include publishing experts, marketing gurus and established writers and

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“Your brother was loved by his fellow Marines, and he loved them. The biggest fear any of us had over there wasn’t being killed —it was screwing up and doing

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Union nurse Nellie Chase was known by Civil War soldiers as the Florence Nightingale of her time — a driven young woman who overcame personal hardship to serve her country

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Last weekend I attended the Crossroads Writers Conference in Macon, Georgia. The weather was perfect to gather with a group of like-minded writers. Macon’s downtown is charming, with a vital arts base.

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