Bit of local history... North of Mackay, Queensland, near the Bruce Highway some fourteen miles from that city lies a low mountain, scene of a massacre of ...
Hello, I was wondering if any of you that have been published (or about to be published) and you write teen/ya vampire fiction, would like to do an author...
Hi Bernard. What an interesting glimpse into Australian history and the genocidal campaign to wipe out the native population. Sadly, ruling out Genghis Khan...
Wings Do not judge from hindsight to harshly. Native Americans did not leave in peaceful harmony before the evil Europeans arrived. I am not excusing their...
Wings, Admittedly there was plenty of horrible racist subjugation, slaughter and destruction of the American indigenous peoples over the last five centuries....
Hi tdl I hear what you say but nevertheless we cannot help but live with the consequences of the sins of our fathers. We live in hope that the majority will...
Hi Rod Re. "Thems that have the power make the rules" Man is forever looking for ways to break the rules of those who would be his masters. Take marriage as an...
PATIENT ZERO – Signing Free Copies at NY COMIC CON Join me at New York Comic Con for the first-ever signing of PATIENT ZERO by Jonathan Maberry (St. Martins...
Get Real Why do we as writers, pander to the whims of the reader? Why must the good guy always come out on top? Why does the hero always rescue the maiden from...
Not all writers pander to the feel-good whims of the reader. A lot of my buds in the biz (from Peter Straub to Joe Lansdale to John Connolly) like doing some...
Wings my old friend, There you go again, stirring the pot with a spoon of discontent to see what (or who) boils over the edges. (lol) I guess I could say that...
Hi Jonathon Re. "People will buy more copies etc" Unfortunately that is true. Most readers want the bald truth turned into fiction. They are intrinsically...
Hi Jerry my old friend, You had me bang to rights when you said I was up to my old tricks of stirring the pot. Any of my family will tell you that if `wind up...
Perhaps I'm misreading your intent here, but it appears that you're building a case for nihilism for its own sake. If you look at the history of literature...
... Is it not time to say to our readers: "Get real, we've finished with the namby pamby heroics. This is how it is in the big world out there, so learn to...
I'm relatively new to fiction --I've been a nonfiction writer for 30 years but my first novel (GHOST ROAD BLUES) wasn't published until 2006. Since then I've...
Hi Jonathon. There is a difference in my book between story telling and story selling. I have never aspired to the ranks of best sellers. I know my limitations...
Dear Audrey Re: "Read about the darker side of life in a newspaper" A newspaper is where I love to express my opinions in anything from WMD to bed sharing in...
Hi Jonathon Re: "Mght try a crime novel" Good for you but I do hope you 'Get real' with the story. I was watching a crime serial on the box the other day which...
"'Hope you get real with the story'?" Kind of an odd comment. Accuracy in fiction varies. It's sometimes sacrificed for effect or for the format, or for...
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I have been writing for several years, but am new to networking and the overall freelance writing market. I have recently set up a website to present myself...
Hello everyone, It has been a while since I posted anything, but I have been reading and following the group. I have sold my business, become employed, become...
Greetings everyone, Here is another little piece I have been working on. It has adult themes and is not intended for a general audience. This is basically a ...
Hi Mike You put an excellent case for the vegetarian. I must admit that sometimes when I'm preparing a juicy Fillet steak I pause and contemplate the lifestyle...
So do life's ripples spread… Dancing droplets, puncturing the surface, as each transient sparkle, etches ripples... Spreading briefly…of a source consumed....
Hi Bernie. Great writing as always Bernie. Takes me back to childhood when two of us would drop stones in the water and watch the concentric circles gradually...
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