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By: Congrats and Cliches — Ruthanne Reid, Author

Congrats and Cliches — Ruthanne Reid, Author — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:40:35 +0000

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By: Cora

Cora — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:11:01 +0000

Things you’ll find in my fiction:

- love triangles
- women choosing the not conventionally handsome over the conventionally handsome guy
- characters with abusive backgrounds
- prison, torture and execution scenes
- self injury and suicidal tendencies
- villains wearing capes, cloaks, hoods and masks
- secret and double identities
- lots of hair, long hair, unruly hair, hair being brushed back from faces, etc… Usually either red or dark, blondes are rare
- jewelery, with or without magic powers
- awkward sex
- dilapidated and decaying settings
- seaside settings
- pop culture references
- food
- There’s always at least one communist, no matter when or where the story is set.
- That guard with the dental hygiene issues who shows up again and again

By: Bryan Schmidt

Bryan Schmidt — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:49:06 +0000

Good question. So far both my novels and a few stories, deal with a sense of finding a place to belong and self-discovery. The father-issues theme is definitely one my mind a lot, and I also use spiritual differences/quests a lot. As one who loves culture crossing, I deal with assumptions/stereotypes cause misconceptions a lot as well. I’ll definitely have to think about this more.

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By: John Ginsberg-Stevens

John Ginsberg-Stevens — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:49:13 +0000

With one exception, everything that I have written in the past year has been apocalyptic in some sense. The only one that has not been is a story inspired by your dream about a wooden airport terminal.

I always have a strong, angry female lead, even if she is one of several protagonists.

I say too much about people’s faces.

I kick authority in the junk, or hurl a raging zombie at them or something.

I project a strong dislike of organized religion, but a strong enthusiasm for personal codes of ethics.