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Wow, it's been a LONG time since I've been on the Author Portal. *hides head in shame* It's got some supercool upgrades and I'll be checking in and updating my info more frequently.
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CATCHING SUKI
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Small Impossibilities
How do you achieve the impossible?
Surely in fantasy fiction it's easy? Anything can happen, can't it? Perhaps. But if your story is to be appear real and not the febrile outpourings of an...
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Bringing Characters to Life
I've been talking about fictional character as illusion, created out of my own psyche or borrowed from the world around me.
I find it a fascinating concept to sort, even after nearly forty years of...
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The Truth is... (Compelling Photos that Changed the World)
History is shaped by the images the media brings to light. But do pictures ever lie?
"Still photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world. People
believe them, but photographs do lie,...
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Authors Revealed
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
A. I would love to sit down with the real-life African-American teenagers who integrated that Alabama high school in the 60's. I'd like to ask them where they got their courage, how they were able to...
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Debbie Viguié
Q. What is your favorite movie?
A. Return of the Jedi
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Tiffany Trent
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. It's a Pageant of the Bizarre.
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Authors in the News
Scoop, May 16, 2012
...in the regional journalism milieu. The recent extremely important development about the Papua New Guinea legislature?s attempt to clamp down on its judiciary has gone largely uncommented in the...
Mail Online UK, May 16, 2012
...spending time in La La Land. So it must have come as a bit of a shock for Nicole Kidman when she swapped Hollywood for Holyrood to make a movie in Scotland. And she certainly looked like she was...
USA Today, May 16, 2012
...same-named 1983 film, starring Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez. The lucky actress was Diane Lane, who played Cherry. -Mitch...
Dorchester Reporter, May 16, 2012
...Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jacqueline Kennedy’s Secret Service Agent, Clint Hill, will sign copies of his new book, Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir in the Museum Store...
Telly Mix, May 16, 2012
...Former TOWIE star Amy Childs has said she’s been left “hurt” by comments made by Sam Faiers in a new book. Sam released her ‘behind the scenes’ story of life on The Only Way Is Essex,...
Guardian.co.uk, May 16, 2012
...a mystery-solving Georgian librarian. Her next project will be a graphic novel, Cemetery Girl, a collaboration with author Christopher Golden in which an amnesiac awakes to find herself living in a...
Seymour Tribune, May 15, 2012
...LOS ANGELES — Martin Sheen was a struggling 21-year-old stage actor when his first son, Emilio Estevez, was born. Sheen, seventh of 10 children in a family that knew him as Ramon Antonio Gerardo...
Authors from the Blogs
Connecticut Post, May 17, 2012
...Records: Foran 10-2, Lyman Hall 6-10. Staples 6, St. Joseph 1 (at Staples): singles: Melissa Beretta (S) def. Nicole Keklik 6-1, 6-1; Kate Collins (S) def. Michelle Keklik 6-0, 6-2; Leigh Rubin (S)...
Channel24, May 17, 2012
...as an excuse for political violence."It is clear that this will be used as a pretext to clamp down on political opponents and drive out perceived supporters of alternative political parties on the...
Polk County Itemizer Observer, May 17, 2012
...Redmond, Richard (Barbara) Marx and Merle (Carol) Marx, all of Rickreall, and Ron (Jan) Marx of Dallas; daughters, Carol Rivers of Roseburg and Lynda Marx of Eugene; 23 grandchildren; and 25...
My Life in 8 Words
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Melissa Mayhue "Crazy-busy, oh-so-blessed, wife, mother, daughter, friend, writer, totally-happy." -
Elizabeth Harper "Exciting, Colorful, Educational, Blessed, Spiritual, Loving, Wonderful, Fun" -
Jan Blazanin "Run, sweat, shower, read, write, revise, and repeat." -
Jennifer St. Giles "A journey to discover love, myself, and others" -
Justin Somper "A voyage of discovery" -
Tom Cox "A comprehensive lesson in how not to time-manage." -
Robin Wasserman "Chaos punctuated by boredom (or sometimes vice versa)." -
Joy Fielding "happy, fulfilling, interesting, hectic, loving, daughter-centric, amazing." -
Linda Buckley-Archer "It's great! But there's still work to do..." -
Julia London "Fun Happy Creative Healthy Independent Irreverent Loyal Blessed" -
Amanda Elizabeth Barden "Coming-of-age story set to great soundtrack" -
Lisa McMann "Another dorky, Pajama-wearing writer, Spilling angst around. (hey look, it’s a haiku!)" -
Mary Hogan "Fun. Busy. Creative. Alive. Adventurous. Tasty. Love-filled. Grateful." -
Jeremy Duns "Family; snow and sun in Sweden - and writing!" -
P.J. Bracegirdle "A series of naps interspersed with rude awakenings." -
Tony DiTerlizzi "A dream come true. (Did it in four!)"
