Does this leave the wrong impression? If storytelling is an art form- like music or dance or fine art- that should imply years of training and practice. Do you believe that writing a great novel is easier than painting a masterpiece, or composing a concerto? Posted by Abby Goldsmith. Is there a major difference between writing and storytelling? Does great storytelling require talent? .

Saving the world, one book sale at a time. My Jack-O-Lantern this year! June 13, 2017. Fans of Lauren Beukes and N. Jemisin will want to check out this winning mashup that mixes genres and moods with gleeful abandon, heralding a fresh new talent. It also has a truly fantastic cover. Library Journal, Starred Review, Debut of the Month.

I am a fantasy and sci-fi writer as well as a playwright, living in Austin TX. Thursday, March 15, 2018. My Favorite Line for Inspiration. A League of Their Own. Monday, March 12, 2018. Cover for THE WAY OF THE SHIELD.

Friday, March 31, 2017. I subscribed to Poetry Magazine.

Strange Stories, By Strange Authors, for Strange Listeners. Garen and The Hound by. Monday, January 2nd, 2017. The veils of madness parted, and Garen the Undreaming found himself once again lucid. His body ached from ears to toes. He jogged, the sun on his left shoulder, and a bitter wind blew at his back that his heavy coats of fur could not fully abate. Where was he? How did he get here? Questions he was not unfamiliar with asking himself.

A blog about writing, self publishing, self marketing, and Science Fiction and Fantasy. Thursday, April 2, 2015. Human Trafficking a Major Subject of Bleeding Star Chronicles 11. Human trafficking remains a real problem in our world today. Even here in the United States and other 1st world countries, there is a dark subculture that grooms young people, especially young girls, as sexual slaves. We need to choose to reach out.

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