Month: June 2014

First Lines and Moats

There is a feeling that precedes starting the first line of a new book. It’s a tingling; a nervousness of sorts. I know that when I begin that first line, I am locked in, caught up in the story until the final word has been written. I am not a prisoner to the black letters…
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Why Werewolves and Other Things that Go Bump in the Night

I loved werewolves since I was young. I was taken by the fact that the creatures who were so feared are in fact loving, caring, and run in packs made up of members of their families. I always liked the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood (although eating the grandmother went a bit far). I…
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