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Embracing the Pantser Writing Style: A Personal Journey
I’m going to share my writing style with you, blessed readers. You might realize that you are not alone or you might cower in fear and burn sage…
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Fair Balance by S.M. Kirkland
TONIGHT. Celisa Cooper froze, the fingers of her right hand entwined in one of the many chains and necklaces hanging from her thin, pale neck. The sterling silver…
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Simone and Dean: A Complex Teen Romance Unfolds
Simone raked a pile of horse manure into the scooper, then looked at her watch. Five-forty-five. Her shoulders slumped as she stared at the scooper, not wanting this…
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The Struggle for Survival: Andre’s Journey Through Poverty
Author’s note: This was the original opening, but my editor, Caprice Hokstad, recommended a rewrite. The published chapter one is much stronger, but this was a good chapter…
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Talkin’ about dialogue
I love dialogue. Effective dialogue brings the story to life. It is literally the starting breath of all my novels. A snippet of conversation bounces around my brain…
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Rax quits the team
OUTTAKES I realized as I developed characters, I literally had hundreds of scenes written just to get to know them. These scenes would never be used in any…
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S.M. Kirkland 2024