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Just in time for the holidays! A brand new, family-friendly tale that’s sure to find a welcome spot in any family’s traditions. Find out what’s happened to Santa and his crew at the North Pole. You’ve never heard any of it told like this!
Also new this year: A sequel to my popular paranormal, WWII, action/adventure Oh, Bits! The new story, Voices, takes place quite a few years later, but much of the same craziness is still going on.
It’s now available at Amazon. Or, make it a gift–order a signed copy from me!
Also Available!
Don’t miss this charming tale about two deep-South garden clubs engaged in a bizarre bit of competition.
Autographed copies make great gifts. Drop me a line if you’d like one at: DruidJosh@gmail.com
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Category Archives: Writing
That voodoo that you do…. (Encore)
I’m tossing this one back out a second time since it garnered some positive reactions the first time. It’s something I think of as almost urban fantasy. This one comes by way of a little town in Mississippi. It was … Continue reading
Posted in short fiction, Writing
Tagged attitude, boss, dogs, fantasy, just desserts, management, nursing, pushy, retirement, rudeness, service, volunteers, voodoo
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Huge debate: Prolog or Prologue? (Encore)
Actually, I’ve known writers crazy enough to get into arguments over nonsense like this. Toe-may-toe or Toe-mah-toe? Prologue or Prolog? Seriously? The awful truth is they’re completely missing the point. Either spelling is okay, but using either is not. At least, … Continue reading
Posted in editing, Memoir, novel writing, Writing
Tagged advice, bullshit, bullshite, Cenntenial, don't, Galler-Smith, Michener, novel writing, Owain, prolog, prologue, Saint
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It’s All About the Sex — Part 2 (Encore)
Last time we scratched the surface of writing sex scenes. The essential takeaway was that a sex scene should be two-fold, at least. In other words, make sure there’s more to the scene than just sex. Pick an extra element … Continue reading
Posted in novel writing, Writing
Tagged bad sex, big blondes, cave girl, caveman, fantasy sex, good sex, Indians, libertarian, no sex, Revolutionary War, Saint, sex, sex scenes, Wales
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It’s All About the Sex — Part 1 (Encore)
If you’re writing a novel for adults, and these days “adult” often means Young Adult, too, there’s a very good chance you’ll need to include some sort of sex scene. Many writers new to the craft approach this opportunity with … Continue reading
Posted in novel writing, Writing
Tagged sex, sex scenes, lies, motives, xxx, perversions, nasty, doing it, sex talk, sexy stuff
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The Spice Rule (Encore)
One of the many things those who are new to novel writing fail to ask is, “How much is enough?” I’m not talking about length; I’m talking about specific kinds of content, something that impacts all writers in all genres, … Continue reading
Posted in editing, Memoir, novel writing, Writing
Tagged adjectives, adverbs, dialect, dialog, editors, Emerson, FaceBook, Hollywood, moderation, modifiers, Overkill, political rants, Southern accents, speech coach, spice, stative verbs, writers
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How much is enough? (Encore)
Writers can be very competitive folk, especially when it comes to the topic of production. Like people in any other profession, some writers exaggerate while others are painfully honest. I know several who claim to churn out amazing quantities of … Continue reading
Posted in novel writing, Writing
Tagged agents, bourbon, covers, craft, dedication, editors, novel, page count, persistence, publishers, traditional publishing, writing fast
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Thinking and Feeling (Encore)
What is it that’s so hard about getting into a character’s head? It’s a problem many of my writing friends and students encounter, and it happens all too often, or so it seems to me. I suspect in most cases … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, novel writing, Writing
Tagged action, emotion, feeling, idiots, need to finish, reaction, Show Don't Tell, Sisyphus, thinking, Writing
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Valentine, oh Valentine, where didst thou go wrong? (Encore)
And whatever happened to Saint Valentine’s contemporaries: Saint Austrebertha, Saint Eormenhild, Saint Eulalia, and Saint Scholastica? February was their month, too. It all began a long time ago. Based on my admittedly cursory research, it seems the Romans had a nifty … Continue reading
Posted in Historical writing, Writing
Tagged ancient, Chaucer, Christian, dog, fertility, Galatin, goat, Greek, Lupercalia, naked men, pagan, Palatine, Roman, Rome, Romulus and Remus, sacrifice, Saint, Santa, Shakespeare, tradition, Valentine, whip
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Tension: We’ll be right back, after this… (Encore)
Tension is (or should be) a writer’s stock in trade. It’s what causes readers to stay up late to “finish just one more” page, scene, chapter, part, or volume of your epic–be it fiction or something else. Tension is shorthand for … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged building tension, memoir, non-fiction, nude men, suspense, techniques, tension
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