Monthly Archives: July 2014

Checking in

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

Sorry for the long silence.  Last week was rough: two things that I was very excited about either fell through or got postponed, and I don’t really know why.  The twin disasters spun me and choked off my voice. Good things … Continue reading →

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The Haunted Mansion Project trailer

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

Learning iMovie has been a slow and agonizing process, but I think I am finally happy with the book trailer I’ve made for The Haunted Mansion Project: Year Two. I really like book trailers.  I love the idea of a … Continue reading →

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Behind “Mothflame”

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

While I was at the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, I went through a novel that I just couldn’t finish writing and pulled out my favorite scene.  In it, a rock’n’roll singer is methodically throwing wine bottles against a … Continue reading →

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It takes an army to learn to write

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

I have been blessed with an army of writing teachers.  I’m sure I’ve forgotten some here, but these were so important to my growth as a person and a writer that their names are engraved on my heart.  Let this … Continue reading →

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The Red Room Writers Society

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Loren Rhoads

I met Ivory Madison in October 2004 when I was a new mom with a colicky preemie.  Before the baby came, I nourished fantasies of spinning out novels while she slept.  Afterward, I learned to use naptime to shower or try to … Continue reading →

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