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EXERCISES IN HORROR

May 30, 2019 admin Leave a comment

In his book ON WRITING, Stephen King gives would-be writers a series of suggestions on how to create successful novels.…

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My Favorite First Lines From Novels

December 8, 2018 admin Leave a comment

I finished my second reading of the Dark Tower Series a few weeks ago and realized that Steven King must…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Novels

Moby Dick is Ridiculous and other encouraging literary critiques

September 9, 2018 admin Leave a comment

How do you deal with literary criticism if you’re a writer? The standard advice is to look for some truth…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Charles Dickens, Joseph Conrad, literary critism, Moby Dick

Witches, Sitcoms, and the Stephen King Top 40

July 28, 2018 admin Leave a comment

When I was 25, I had a life and death experience, one that was so painful I decided I had…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Bill Idelson, Mentors, Stephen King

Return to Horror

June 11, 2018 admin Leave a comment

If you read THE BATTLE FOR THE ALAMO TAQUERIA, my latest novel with John Pesqueira, you know that it featured…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Aliens, Horror

Coyotes Are Like That

August 3, 2016 admin Leave a comment

According to Navajo legend, First Woman wanted to bring order to the world. First Man on the other hand just…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Esteban, Writing

Knights, Romans, and the Glorious Quest

July 11, 2016 admin Leave a comment

At the heart of all great stories there is a quest… a long and difficult journey of discovery. At least…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Esteban, Writing

Creative Collaboration – Getting Ideas

May 2, 2016 admin Leave a comment

“So, there’s a sparkly 50s jukebox that falls from the sky and just sits there in the Arizona desert until…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Esteban, Writing

Why I Write About Witches

September 29, 2015 admin Leave a comment

When I was 25 years old I almost died. I had a beautiful young wife who was very pregnant, a…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Witches, Writing

Releasing My Inner Latina

June 20, 2015 admin Leave a comment

Here’s a perfect example of why it’s so hard to write a novel in the first person. I was writing…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Alicia, Voice, Writing

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