December 2023

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December 2023

Cover Story

Author Chris Grabenstein on “Switching Genres and James Patterson’s Advice on How to Make a Million Dollars” >

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Craft Articles

Punctuation Is Power - Part 4: Finding your style: Free your mind and readers will follow by Durden Angela >

Show Don’t Tell by James Glass >

The Real Professor Moriarty by Bradley Harper >

Staying Motivated in a Writing Career by Dale T. Phillips >

10 Tips for Submitting to an Anthology by Judy Penz Sheluk >

The Mystery of Creativity by Avanti Centrae >

The Importance of Strong Pacing and Dynamic Structure in Science Fiction by Stu Jones and Gareth Worthington >

Taking Inspiration Without Plagiarism by Graham Smith >

Subplots Can Tighten Your Story’s Saggy Middle by Martha Reed >

A Killer Voice That Makes an Impact by Alexandrea Weis >

Twists and Reveals: The Art of Keeping Your Readers Guessing by Claire Cooper >

Twelve Steps to Writing the Cozy/Amateur Sleuth Mystery Series by Lois Winston >

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Creative Nonfiction

The Night I Won the Silver Falchion Award by Benny Sims >

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Reviews

Ghost Tamer by Meredith R. Lyons/Review by James L’Etoile >

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Short Stories

Bad Night at Dr. Dick’s by A. L. Fahringer >

CAMP AAN-ZI-NAA-GO by Nick Young >

Big Sur by Julia Markish >

Adam by Mary Beth Lang >

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Poetry

HAUNTED - House of the Dead - by Sarah Das Gupta >

HAUNTED - Golden Chains - by Sarah Das Gupta >

HAUNTED - The White Hare by Sarah Das Gupta >

HAUNTED - September 12, 1980 by Sarah Das Gupta >

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Flash Fiction

Reap What You Sew by P. L. Riven >

Nature Abhors a Procrastinator by C. Dan Castro >

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Excerpts

Daily Writing Resilience by Bryan E. Robinson >

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