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Apr 03
Nathan Hawke: Fantasy lost, Fantasy found
In the United States, if you visit a bookstore’s Fantasy section, urban and contemporary genres are dominant. Kelly Armstrong, Jim Butcher, Simon Green, and Patricia Briggs are some of the authors you’ll find that define fantasy literature. Magic and paranormal races exist in worlds that are familiar to us in interesting and personal ways. Jim …
Mar 03
The Hobbit – A Story about Us
“Good-bye then, and really good-bye!” said Gandalf, and he turned his horse and rode down into the West. But he could not resist the temptation to have the last word. Before he had passed quite out of hearing he turned and put his hands to his mouth and called to them. They heard his voice …
Feb 03
Crafting: Making the Invisible Visible
We all have our favorite authors. They’re ones whose storytelling draws us in. Their characters’ voices speak inside our heads as old friends or familiar voices that send chills through our body. Some authors have a writing style so distinctive that when a passage is read out of context, we can identify them. A sampling …
Feb 01
Editor’s Log: A Beginning…
Editor’s Log 02012014 Every beginning starts somewhere. In the case of the Deadwood Writers’ Voices, it was September of 2002 at a Barnes & Noble in Northville, MI. The founder, Dave led the group until April of 2004. At that time, the group was known as the writer’s group that met at Barnes & Noble …