Posts Tagged ‘creativity’
Client Success: Joe Shumock’s Thriller Combines Human Cloning and Long Lost Love
“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…
Read MoreBetter Writing Through Chemistry
A friend recommended the movie “Just Like Heaven.” Reese and Ruffalo starred; I admired their work. On HBO. DVR set. Off I go. Wanted to love this love story about a doctor who dies but isn’t dead yet. Her spirit haunts her apartment which he rents, and somehow he’s the only one that can see…
Read MoreDance With The Deadline
As if Frankenstein himself is busting down the door, many writers are freaked slap out by the deadline. The writer will cower and bargain with the monster, begging for more time to explore and re-work. Any argument tempts nature like a rooftop experiment in an electrical storm ultimately making the writer feel crazy-mad, defeated and,…
Read MoreCatching Creativity
“Oh, have you got the crud that’s going around?” she asked a writer-friend while fearlessly hugging her. I cringed; I’d just hugged her and hadn’t noticed her having any flu symptoms. I closely watched the interaction and told myself that she was tired, and yes, stuffy, but no, not the creeping crud. Not submitting to…
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