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The Difference between Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction
Originally posted on byron kalies: Non-fiction is as easy as falling off a piece of cake – excuse the mixed metaphor, compared to fiction………….in some ways. Particularly in one quite essential way………………. In terms of retaining your sanity. I write golf books. Books about golf courses. I know. I know. How many ways are there to…
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OAT: History lessons aren’t just for the young…
…and they can be interesting! This week’s OAT introduces two special books: Trudy Krisher’s FANNY SEWARD: A LIFE (recently-announced winner of the Silver Medal for Best Regional Non-Fiction from the Independent Publishers Association) for adults: “At last Fanny Seward, the precocious, perceptive daughter of Secretary of State William Seward, gets her own book, the book…
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OAT: Local music history thrills
This week’s OAT (Other Authors Thursday): A wonderful history of a local (Cincinnati, Ohio) icon, Mark Palkovic’s WURLITZER OF CINCINNATI: THE NAME THAT MEANS MUSIC TO MILLIONS Established in Cincinnati in 1856 by German immigrant Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer, the music dealer became the largest outlet for band instruments in the United States by 1865. During the silent…
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Tomorrow is too late
If you live in Ohio, or a handful of other states, today may be a special election day for you – spring primary without the usual rush of White House hopefuls (that’s next May). If you have an opportunity to vote in your community, here’s my advice (that’s why you’re here, right?): Do it. Like far…
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OAT: What if…?
To start off my OAT series (Other Authors Thursday), an alternative history: what if President Lincoln had survived the shooting at Ford’s Theater that night 150 years ago this month? TJ Turner’s LINCOLN’S BODYGUARD: Seven years after saving the President, Joseph Foster still needs the whiskey to ward off the demons. On the rare nights…
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“Good writers borrow…”
For several months now, I’ve been tossing around for an appropriate way to highlight the work of fellow writers. So many great sites helped share my launch of FORTY & OUT (Dru’s Musings, Jungle Red Writers, Pat Gilgor’s Writer’s Forum, Bravebird Publishing) that I knew I needed a way to pay it forward. And contrary…
CL Pauwels at Large 