Interesting Authors Blog

Get the Format Right!

Since some of my compatriots on here have been talking about reviews, and I’ve been posting some thoughts on DVDs, I thought I should point out the one thing which almost certainly ensures an “empty the colon” review. The wrong format. Before you even think about releasing a version of…

Roland HughesApril 30, 2016August 18, 2017

Publishing Society Stories

How Much is Too Much?

Over the decades we have had books which pushed the dark boundaries. I’m not talking about satanic or twisted sexual rituals, I’m talking about the dark arts of taking human life and exposing corruption. Unless you are only going to write warm fuzzy stories about a boy and his dog…

Roland HughesApril 24, 2016August 17, 2017

Reviews Stories Uncategorized

Re-read – Review: “Dove” by Robin Lee Graham

I rarely read anything twice – If I am interested in a piece of fiction or a non-fiction work, I’ll take my time while reading so I can deeply digest and reflect on what I read. While engaging in a writing project with the theme “Wind and Water”, a spark…

Gregory LambApril 19, 2016August 16, 2017

Reviews

Movies for Your Rental List

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Roland HughesApril 17, 2016June 22, 2025

Experience Folk tales Music Technology

“What the heck is a Capo and What is it for?”

My relationship with the capo is still in development. As a fledgling banjo picker, I’m not exactly qualified to present music theory as it relates to using a capo, but have experienced a thing or two while learning to use one. What is this capo thing anyway? The formal definition:…

Gregory LambApril 13, 2016August 15, 2017

Fiction Stories

Who

One word and you have a story. It may sound tongue in cheek coming from me, but that is all you need. One word and you have a story. At least a writer has a story. We’ve all heard the old newspaper motto “who, what, when and where” but in…

Roland HughesApril 9, 2016August 15, 2017

Experience Publishing Technology

Vintage: Letters, Time Warps, and Typewriters

I confess to having made no effort to improve my handwriting since first learning to use a pen in the third grade. During the mid ’60s in the elementary school I attended, several classrooms consisted of combined grades. Mine was a 3rd and 4th grade combo. The most vivid memory I have…

Gregory LambApril 5, 2016August 14, 2017