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Why Donna S. Frelick Wrote UNCHAINED MEMORY #Authortag
A lot of people smarter than I am will tell you every great science fiction story starts with an idea. An equal number of deep thinkers will say that every great romance story starts with a character, typically the heroine. The challenge in writing SFR is that you have to start with both. Lucky for…
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Why I Wrote TANGLED IN TIME
When I started writing Tangled in Time, it was not meant to be so, well, tangled. It was supposed to be a simple mystery story for an anthology with a Texas Landmarks theme. After… possibly six false starts, I almost gave up. Then I started wondering if I could write a short story using one…
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You Missed the New Who? Seriously?
So last week was an ode to Dr. Whos, past and present. Then the week culminated with the introduction of a new Who. Doctor Who that is. I always have a little trouble making the transition to a new guy. I was just getting used to Christopher Eccleston when he morphed into David Tennant. Okay,…
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It Wouldn’t Let Me Go – Why I Wrote OUT OF TIME
It sounds kind of crazy now, but the germ of the idea for Out of Time got planted while I was watching The Last of the Mohicans. I can’t quite connect the dots between the movie and the finished book. See my blog post about my mental real estate for possible explanations why. I do know…
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Doctor Who…Loves the Show, too?
I’ve already “come out” as loving quirky, so it shouldn’t be a huge shock to find out that I love Doctor Who. I can’t remember how old I was when I first saw the strange man emerge from the blue police box. I know I wasn’t young, because we didn’t get British shows on the…