The first post in this series revealed how I was driven to the point of writing my own fiction novel – a series of bad reads being the culprit. Now, we’ll fast forward a month or so to where you would likely hear me saying, “What have I gotten myself into?” for probably the hundredth […]
Monthly Archives: April 2013
My name is Chrinda Jones, a blogger for Readers Unbound, a writer of fan fiction and original stories and, like a lot of people these days, an aspiring author. My editor asked me to share with you the front row view of the carnival ride that aptly describes my journey to independent authorship. You’re probably […]
With a nod to Shakespeare, the question is whether to be in a critique, or writers, group or not. Personally, I find them helpful. I’m in one with three other women who are writing novels and one woman who writes non-fiction. I am profoundly grateful to these talented writers and insatiable readers for their advice […]
Recently I received a wonderful surprise in the mail. In the midst of the usual junk mail and bills, I uncovered a letter with the return address of a sorority sister with whom I hadn’t spoken in over twenty years. I was so intrigued that I opened it while I sat in the car and […]
It’s hard to believe that the Nancy Drew mystery series has been around for more than 80 years enchanting girls since 1930 when it was first published by Grosset and Dunlap. The author, Carolyn Keene, never existed, as “she” was the pen name for numerous ghostwriters over the years. The original series depicted Nancy carrying […]
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