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It's the Write Time has been online in various form since 2005. Maintaining an online presence for this long has not been an easy task, but it has been very worthwhile. The rewards offset the challenges and in the process I have met some wonderful people....

Monthly Archives: April 2009

Historical Fiction Defined

I’ve been involved in a number of conversations that centered upon defining historical fiction. While there are concrete dictionary definitions of the genre, a common definition between writers remains rather elusive. I believe the correct place to start when determining such things is indeed with the dictionary definition(s) of a given word or term. Defined by dictionary.com: a novel set among actual events or a specific period of history; also called historical novel Defined by Wikipedia.org: Historical fiction is a …

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Friday Fiction – April 24, 2009

Friday Fiction is being hosted by Yvonne Blake this week. Please visit her blog, My Back Door, to uncover additional Friday Fiction stories. I have been reading the Friday Fiction entries off and on for quite some time now and decided that I would throw one of my stories into the mix. This is a former FaithWriters challenge. It is one of my all-time favorites: Among the Piney Woods Wisps of summer breeze whistled through the tops of tall pines. …

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CenTex ACFW May Meeting

May 30, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Terry Burns
Agent and Author: “So You Think You Want to Write: Inside Tips from a Literary Agent”

Topics Terry will discuss:

1. So You’ve Always Wanted to Write
2. Writing for the Christian Market and Getting it Published
3. Using Fiction to Spread God’s Word
4. Pitching and Working with Agents
5. Making a Living Writing

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Writing Groups

Several years ago, when I took my first real strides to transfer the novel in my head into print, I was on my own, or so I thought. I spent a couple of years (from time to time of course) scribbling notes, organizing chapters, creating outlines and reading, reading reading. I had no idea that just outside my door, well okay, out my door and about seven miles away, was a group of writers that gathered to share ideas, tips …

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The Shack, by William P. Young

Few books reach the amount of controversy that overshadow this interesting fictional tale. When I first picked up the book, I did so because of the attractive cover. As I am want to do, I read the blurb on the back and I became further interested. As the cashier ran the book over the scanner she exclaimed, “You are going to love this book! I couldn’t put it down.” I knew of course that I would be able to put …

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Happy Eostre

No, I didn’t ignore my spell-checker on this one. Before I delve a little deeper, please note that my intended use for this blog is rarely, if ever, to publish intrinsically researched facts and opinions. From day-to-day I experience a myriad of thoughts and ideas and sometimes my eyes come across things that either surprise or intrigue me. Such items are kindling for further study, but in the meantime, such incomplete thoughts and ideas are placed upon this medium for …

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Emancipation Repeal Discovered

Smithsonian curator, Rhonda Nelson, PHD, announced today the discovery of a Presidential document that could indeed change history as we know it. Over the past few months, the Obama family has been moving and settling into their new home. As Abraham Lincoln is one of President Obama’s predecesors, they and their team have been pouring over numerous artifacts, paintings and furniture pertaining to the Lincoln Presidency. On Saturday, a decorator was reviewing several paintings that had adorned the Lincoln White …

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