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05/13/2022

Don’t Drag Out Your Novel Ending

I used to make fun of mystery novel climax scenes, where the killer has the sleuth trapped and, instead of shooting him and escaping, the bad guy explains the reasons for the murder, giving the sleuth time to capture him. This is clearly a device to inform readers rather than realistic bad guy behaviour. But when I wrote my first mystery novel, A Deadly Fall, I understood the value of this literary trope. -Susan Calder, A Deadly Fall Opal Writers Magazine MAY 2022

05/13/2022

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4 min
12/08/2022

No ME Time

No ME Time, by Liberty Forrest In my line of work (helping people get unstuck and moving forward in their lives), clients are always telling me about how insanely busy they are. They say, "I have no 'me time' at all!" They're exhausted. Fed up with responsibilities, and with everyone and everything else coming first and needing their attention. Well, the truth is, if everyone and everything else is coming first, it's only because these people are allowing it. You don't just "find time" for yourself. You have to take it. Opal Rising Magazine www.opalrisingmagazine.com

12/08/2022

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4 min
05/29/2022

Astrology: Your Natal Chart

Astrology: Your Natal Chart By Crystal Dawn, Moonstone Lightworks Article written for Opal Rising Magazine 2021 Copyright Protected Opal Publishing 2014-2022 http://opalrisingmagazine.com

05/29/2022

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4 min
09/18/2021

Starting a Writer/Author Blog

OPAL WRITERS MAGAZINE IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SERIES Mandy Eve-Barnett is a multi-genre author writing children’s, YA, and adult books, and she writes for the Opal Writers Magazine. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://opalpublishing.ca/2021/09/07/starting-a-writer-author-blog/

09/18/2021

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6 min
07/04/2022

Writing Midrash for the Book of Ruth

My husband Milton and I will lead a Midrash writing group based on The Book of Ruth, the Hebrew Bible’s shortest book, actually a short story. In ancient times, rabbis wrote elaborations on biblical lines as if they were writing prompts. Midrashim, from the Hebrew root “daras” meaning “expound, ”are imaginative extensions of biblical texts that fill in whatever the author senses can be added to extract deeper meanings. -SHARON LEDER Opal Writers Magazine | May 2022 This episode is also available as a blog post: https://opalpublishing.ca/2022/05/19/writing-midrash-for-the-book-of-ruth/

07/04/2022

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6 min
09/13/2022

Coffee and Conversation with Susan Calder - Episode 2

Calgary author, Susan Calder is with me today to chat about her recent in-person writers event at the Boucheron World Mystery Convention in Minneapolis. You can read Susan's articles in the Opal Writers Magazines. www.opalpublishing.ca Music intro: Astrometrics (Fire in the Mountains) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Astrometrics/

09/13/2022

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24 min
10/25/2022

Coffee & Conversation with Jennifer Anne Gordon (Author)

Today I am pleased to be here with Jennifer Gordon. Jennifer is an award-winning, Horror/Suspense author. Her book, Pretty/Ugly won the Helicon Award for Best Horror for 2022. She is my Author of the Month for November 2022.

10/25/2022

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14 min
10/13/2022

Attending an In-Person Writing Convention in Today’s World

By Susan Calder Opal Writers Magazine October 2022 This episode is also available as a blog post: https://opalpublishing.ca/attending-an-in-person-writing-convention-in-todays-world/

10/13/2022

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4 min
05/13/2022

Develop A Writing Action Plan in 6 Steps

Have you ever made a new writing goal only to find yourself getting distracted, giving up and failing? The sad fact is, that a staggering 82% of new years resolutions fail. -Allison Gorner Opal Writers Magazine 2020

05/13/2022

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8 min
09/24/2021

The Art of Travel Memoir

OPAL WRITERS MAGAZINE IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SERIES The Art of Travel Memoir By Wanda St. Hilaire Books by Wanda: Fragments of French: An Unexpected Journey of the Heart Of Love, Life, and Journeys: Companion Poetry to Fragments of French, second edition The Cuban Chronicles I'm So Sorry It's Cancer: An Exceptional Guidebook for Navigating Your Way to Health and Happiness This episode is also available as a blog post: http://opalpublishing.house/2020/07/31/the-art-of-travel-memoir/

09/24/2021

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7 min

2 Magazines - Opal Writers Magazine and Opal Rising Magazine