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  • Carl Douglass
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  • Evan Swensen
  • Mary Ann Poll
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  • Robin Barefield
  • Steve Levi
  • T. Martin O'Neil
  • Valerie Winans
  • Victoria Hardesty
Evan Swensen

Bard, Rebel, Mystery

Celebrate Shakespeare Day with the Man, the Myth, and the Literary Legend He was born and died on the same …

Evan Swensen

Writing from the Edge of the Human Mind

“To live on a day-to-day basis is insufficient for human beings; we need to transcend, transport, escape. We need meaning, …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

Barbadian English/Barbadian Creole/Bajan The language spoken in the Caribbean Island of Barbados is strongly influenced by other Caribbean English dialects. …

Evan Swensen

The Pen, the Page, and the Power

“We don’t want to write the laws; we want to publish the books.” Evan Swensen That phrase may sound simple, …

Evan Swensen

No Returns Allowed

Occasionally, a little nugget of history sneaks into your day and refuses to leave. You read it once, smile, and …

Evan Swensen

Writing for the Childlike

“I write, not for children, but for the childlike, whether of five, fifty, or seventy-five.” —George MacDonald Some writers chase …

Carl Douglass

The Great Depression in the slums of Chicago, and starting Medical School

“With little more than our hopes and a flimsy strategy, we (Karl, daughter Carroll Lee, age 3, and I) loaded …

Evan Swensen

The Art of Writing Multiple Points of View

Writers who tackle multiple points of view in fiction often compare it to conducting an orchestra. Each character must be …

Evan Swensen

Pride, Prejudice, and a Pen Name

Have you ever had a secret so big, so juicy, you managed to keep it your entire life? No, not …

Evan Swensen

From Silence to Voice

“The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.” In this single …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

PART XII How to speak British beyond England (continued), course 302 West Indian and the Bahamas dialects: Bahamian English English is …

Evan Swensen

Why No One’s Talking About Your Book—Yet

There’s a peculiar kind of quiet that follows a book launch. Not the satisfying hush of a job well done, …

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