The Story that Writes Itself
J. R. R. Tolkien once said, “I have long ceased to invent. I wait till I seem to know what reallyhappened. Or till it writes itself.” Writing is a strange,…
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About Thanksgiving
I received my to-do list for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday from my wife and I grinned,because there was only one sentence on the agenda for me. Barbecue two slabs. No…
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Heavy Lifting- The Art of Design
Until I started designing book covers for author friends I never thought much about the
differences between art, illustration, and graphic design.
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Gil’s Top Five Fiction Works
It’s always interesting to see what works authors choose as their favorites
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The Journey, Part V
It’s Starting to Move Things are getting real. They might be getting real scary, but the winds of change blow. It is up tous to hoist the sails and ride…
Lend Your Creative Voice to the World
It’s a rough time, lately, being a creative. Maybe it always has been, I dunno. The artists, writers, musicians, dancers— the sensitives, the ones who throw their hearts into everything…
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Five Favorite Books from Marlon
It should be easy, right? I thought about the books I’ve read which have been thought-provoking,entertaining, and how much I hated for them to end. Then, I reflected on the…
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JC’s Top Five Favorite Books of All Time
We watch movies or television shows repeatedly. Even though many say: The book was waybetter than the movie.The answer is simple to me: there are just too many good books…
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Gordon’s Five Favorite Books (right now)
I read a lot and have ridiculously eclectic tastes, so trying to narrow it down to five favorite books is close to impossible. All I can say is that these…
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Thoughts on Banned Books
It’s October, and that means it my favorite time of year. The temperatures are (finally!) dropping, the leaves are changing, and that special, indescribable scent of autumn is in the…
