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Fiction

Client Success: Megan Gordon’s New Short Story Collection Rich In Life’s Intimate Details

By Wayne | September 15, 2021 | 0

“Ideas for stories usually come unbidden,” said author Megan Gordon.  “The titular story for this book, You Can’t Get There From Here, began on a plane.  I wrote the first line after looking out the window while we took off.  Sometimes an idea for a title will strike me, and I will write the story…

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Client Success: Joe Shumock’s “Briana and the Dog” Enlivens YA Readers with Unique Plot

By Wayne | June 11, 2019 | 1

“I develop many of my stories using a short question: what if?” said author Joe Shumock.  “What if I start with a nine-year-old who is blind? And what if she wants a dog for Christmas and her parents insist that she take care of him? And what if the dog has a disability too?” Briana…

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Client Success: Kathy Florence Explores Female Friendships through Three Decades in New Novel

By Wayne | August 15, 2018 | 0

Kathy Wilson Florence considers her new novel, Three of Cups, a feel-good book. ”The story features three protagonists, each dealing with her own issues and heartache, but each woman is supportive of the others. I personally like hanging around woman who hold one another up, so I prefer to write about them too!” Three of…

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Client Success: Joe Shumock’s Thriller Combines Human Cloning and Long Lost Love

By Wayne | March 30, 2018 | 2

“I enjoy writing stories a little out of the ordinary,” said Joe Shumock, author of the new thriller Sacrifice of the Lambs.  “I’d been considering a book broaching the concept of human cloning for several years.” The fourth novel in his Letter Series involves returning character and retired CIA operative, Rage Doyle, who travels from…

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