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Hard at Work
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers on April 12, 2017
You may have noticed we’ve been rather quiet here on 5writer.com the last few months. These lack of posts have come from all of us being extremely busy working on our current Works in Progress. Since we are all still up to our eyeballs in writing and revisions, we have decided to take an official break […]
On the Intersection of Literature and Politics (Redux)
Posted by Ron Hayes in Guest Bloggers on January 19, 2017
by Ron Hayes In the late fall of 1989, upheaval around the globe seemed to bring pause to the world, as if we were all holding our collective breath. Revolution swirled through the streets and plains and forests and public squares of Eastern and Central Europe. In Prague, a middle-aged dissident writer, the factory-working son […]
Abigail’s Shaffer’s CHILDREN OF THE COUNTRY, a Fresh Take on Often Overlooked Members of Our Society by: Emilia Fuentes
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Reviews on December 5, 2016
Abigail’s Shaffer’s CHILDREN OF THE COUNTRY, a Fresh Take on Often Overlooked Members of Our Society by Emilia Fuentes Abigail R. Shaffer’s debut novel Children of the Country is a stark depiction of the modern American South. Set in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas, the novel tells the story of a small community embedded […]
CONGRATULATIONS BRAD!!
Posted by Ron Hayes in Guest Bloggers on October 8, 2016
With all our love and our fondest wishes that yours is a long, happy life together! Your 5Writers Family, Jennie, Darlene, Linda, & Ron
The Inspiration behind The Truth She Knew by J.A. Owenby
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Inspiration on September 13, 2016
The Inspiration behind The Truth She Knew by J.A. Owenby The Truth She Knew by J.A. Owenby offers an honest and powerful glimpse into mental illness, the meaning of true love, and the psychological waltz that a daughter dances as she endures her mother’s unpredictable emotions, manipulation, and abuse. A few years ago, I met […]
The Birth of a Novel; or, How I Got the Idea for The Intersection by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Guest Bloggers, Inspiration on September 8, 2016
The Birth of a Novel; or, How I Got the Idea for The Intersection by Brad Windhauser I grew up in LA’s San Fernando Valley and then moved to San Diego for college. Graduate school drew me east, and in 2000 I moved to Philadelphia. Immediately, I loved the more urban environment than any other […]
They, Too, Dislike It: 12 Artists Who Crossed Genres and Wrote Poetry
Posted by Ron Hayes in Guest Bloggers on August 3, 2016
by Ron Hayes Ah, poetry. Who hasn’t taken a stab at slapping couplets together in a lovesick attempt to show that special someone just how special they really are? Who hasn’t memorized a favorite limerick and then later decided to improve on it, change it, or otherwise contribute something fresh in an attempt to make […]
Research Tips From A Librarian by Kate Neff
Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, Research, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Life on July 19, 2016
5writers.com welcomes Kate Neff to the site this month! Kate has worked in the library setting for over 15 years, from the public library, to colleges, to the public school system. It’s hard for her to say which is her favorite, but there is never a dull day no matter which kind of library one works […]
“As Far as I Know, the Galleys Are Still in Canada” by April L. Ford
Posted by virgowriter in Guest Bloggers, Special Editions on May 13, 2016
This month, author April L. Ford shares one of the lessons she learned transitioning from a writer to a published author. “As Far as I Know, the Galleys Are Still in Canada” by April L. Ford In summer 2014, when my U.S. publisher asked if any of my Canadian contacts would be interested in helping […]
National Poetry Month & Anna Rose Welch
Posted by Ron Hayes in Guest Bloggers on April 16, 2016
by Ron Hayes Very near to where I live there also lives a small, horrible, twisted, stunted, shrivel of a brain that happens, sadly, to be attached to a state legislator named Brad Roae. This tragedy of grey matter recently gave voice to what I fear as both a poet and an educator. […]
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