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Faraway, so close ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Now so calm, so peaceful. Even beautiful. Pink sky and blue clouds reflected in the deep blue water. But she could no longer see beauty in the world. Not here, looking out where the Makassar Strait met the Celebes Sea. … Continue reading →

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Raven’s Wrath Part 1 #horror #thriller #Halloween ~ Charles Yallowitz

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Charles Yallowitz at Legends of Windemere… the first part of Charles’ traditional Halloween serial. Follow Charles and his story…. : Skyscraper from Ghostbusters (This starts the special horror story that will run all month. I will mention that … Continue reading →

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Agatha’s Colors ~ Dorinda Duclos #writephoto #shortstory

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Branches tumbled like the water, a cascade of color, decorating the land. Even the rocks showed signs of joining the party. Fall had arrived, and it was Agatha’s favorite season. She adored the changing from greens to gold, and red, … Continue reading →

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The Fall ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The car swept him through the city. As he looked out he saw the city he had built. The banks, the hotels, the casinos – he owned a piece of all of them. An empire that seemed impregnable. An empire … Continue reading →

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Pillars ~ Anita Dawes #writephoto

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

World in White Snow crunched beneath my feet as I walked towards the church. A string of icicles hung from the lych gate. A world in white, silent, the snow lay untouched by others. I looked back at my footprints. … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Sarah Brentyn ~ Be the Grain You Were Meant to Be

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

In one day, I saw three negative opinions about indie “authors”. (I use quotes here as these opinions implied indies are not actually authors.) One was a blog post and the other two were strings of tweets on Twitter. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged encouragement, Indie authors, inspiration, opinion, quality, rant, Sarcasm, writing | 97 Comments

Is Reading An Escape? – Guest Post by, Jaq D Hawkins at TRSA

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Story Reading Ape: Do you think of reading as an escape? It’s a phrase we all hear many times. “I read to escape,” or “I’m going to escape into a good book.” But what do we really … Continue reading →

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Do You Worry What Others Will Say on Your Choice in Writing? Namely, genres? ~ Traci Kenworth guests at TRSA

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Story Reading Ape: Have you as a writer heard grumbles on your material choices? For instance, if you write horror or romance? Perhaps family members or friends point out that they object to your story or the … Continue reading →

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The disregarded tragedy ~ stoneronarollercoaster #writephoto

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Dare to put that haunting question “where did I go wrong?” through the prism of truth and it will spread its wings right before your eyes like it had been caged by your reluctance so far. Like it was dying … Continue reading →

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Turning ~ Dorinda Duclos #writephoto

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I watch as summer fades to past, and autumn shows her face, and yet, as autumn colors Earth, winter comes so fast. No more warmth, nor sunny days, snow white mountains fill the sky; gold and red do fade away, … Continue reading →