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Building Frankenstein’s Monster: Creating Characters That Move Your Readers
Creating memorable characters can be challenging, but Mary Shelley's Frankenstein shows us that writers can piece together a compelling persona, even for a monster!
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The 2024 Global Thriller Hall of Fame for High Stakes Suspense!
The 2024 Global Thriller Awards for High Stakes Suspense Hall of Fame is here! Join us in celebrating these excellent Grand Prize Winners!
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A SEA Of GLASS: The Stockbridge Series Book 3 by Gail Avery Halverson – Historical Fiction, Colonial America, Slavery
Lady Catherine and her family confront the cruelty beneath the surface of their Colonial world, as A Sea of Glass reveals the reality of slavery. Highly recommended!
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Chanticleerians in the News! Journey Grand Prize Winner Mark Berridge on TEDx Brisbane
Mark Berridge is presenting at TEDx Brisbane today! Tune in at 5pm PST to see this Journey Grand Prize Winner present! Congratulations Mark!
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Spotlight on Jayne Entwistle – Award-winning Audiobook Narrator and Actress
Join actress and audiobook narrator Jayne Entwistle at CAC24! Entwistle will be presenting on how narrators bring books to life, and her advice is not to be missed!
Honoring Linda Quinby Lambert, Seán Dwyer, and David Beaumier – Recipients of the Village Books Literary Citizenship Award 2024
"The writing and publishing world is one made of relationships. Writing itself may be a somewhat solitary activity, but once the story or poem is ‘done’ we rely on others to read, share, and publish our work. Yet there are so many levels of participation from others in this community.” ~ Lori May, author of The Write Crowd: Literary Citizenship & The Writing Life