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Monthly Archives: November 2010
BEAR’s first review is in!
“From the first page to the last Cole Alpaugh had my attention. His zany and colorful characters and style of writing puts me in mind of one of my favorite authors, John Irving. I suspect that I have now found … Continue reading
Interview with a cult expert
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Reverend Jabneel Crouch, fictional author of the book HOW TO BECOME A CULT LEADER IN 50 EASY STEPS. Reading the instructional guide was a life-altering event for one of my main … Continue reading
Real life characters
I could probably get in trouble comparing old acquaintances to roustabouts from a traveling circus — but I mean it in the nicest way. A reporter asked where I get my ideas for characters. That’s actually a pretty good question, … Continue reading
The first hard story
I’m not a big Twitter person, no matter how much my writing partner describes the enormous missed opportunity I’m overlooking to market my writing. She uses the word platform an awful lot. It’s not that I’m shy about people seeing … Continue reading
Where do character names come from?
In a current WIP my main character’s wife is named Marta. I’ve loved that name since I met my first Marta in Esteli, Nicaragua, back when the U.S. government was funding the Contras in an attempt to destabilize the Sandinista … Continue reading