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Interview: Creating Audiobooks with the Howls From the Scene of the Crime Team
Ever feel curious about what goes into creating an audiobook? Maybe you have considered producing one at some point, but weren’t sure what goes in to…
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I’m Getting Published!
--plus other announcements
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August 2023

What Have I Been Reading This Year?
I started this SubStack approximately a year ago to study writing. Along the way, I read and studied a lot of things. What were they?
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Mundane is Interesting
If everything is magical, nothing is
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July 2023

A Raymond Chandler Inspired Thriller: Imperial Bedrooms, by Bret Easton Ellis
"(...) an extremely painful period in my life, a midlife crisis you might call it, and yet I went to this book every night after dealing with this…
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Still Writing; Despite Ten Tragedies
Why exactly I have been posting inconsistently, and that I will be posting regularly again starting last week. And, over the last few weeks, I’ve…
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The Story Structure of Revenge: BAIT, by Bret Easton Ellis
BAIT is a script by Bret Easton Ellis from 2011 about horrible people getting what they deserve with the help of some sharks.
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An Interview with Garrett Francis: Author, Journal Founder, & Former Publisher
Garret Francis is the author of The Em(erald) Dash, a literary newsletter that features essays, short stories, and serialized novels. He has also…
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June 2023

Character Driven Stories: a Look at Lee Sarpel’s Razor Strike
Razor Strike, by Lee Sarpel, is a cyberpunk novel about the relationship between two well-meaning characters with violent careers. One of them, Trez, is…
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The Miserable Emptiness and The Dog
Once upon a time, there was a knight who was feeling down on his luck.
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May 2023

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