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Godzilla x Kong Star Kaylee Hottle's Cause of Death Revealed Following Tragic Car Accident
Cause of Death Confirmed A day after news of her passing broke, PEOPLE confirmed Hottle's cause of death to be multiple blunt force injuries, with the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruling her manner of death an accident.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in Writers
The Mystery of Nolan Wells: A Family's Search for Truth
Amid the mystery surrounding Nolan Wells' death after he disappeared from a Fourth of July party in Mississippi, one of the men who helped find the teen's body is sharing details of what they saw. Todd Terrell, president of the United Cajun Navy, a nonprofit that assisted in the search for the 18-year-old, told Nancy Grace on Monday, July 20, that Wells was "face down" and "fully clothed" on Horn Island not far from known rip currents.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in Writers
The Unplanned Journey: How Writing a Book Became My Lifeline
There is something about hitting rock bottom that forces you to confront the question you have been avoiding all your life: what do you actually want? For me, the answer came not in a moment of clarity, but in a moment of desperation. I was lost, adrift in a sea of uncertainty, and I needed something, anything to hold onto. Writing was never supposed to be that thing. But sometimes, the things we never planned for are exactly what we need.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in Writers
The Sword of Office: A Commander's Burden
The sword was a constant presence in Amelian's life, a weight she carried not just on her hip but in her mind. It was a reminder of who she was and what she had been called to do. Commander of the Watch. Protector of the City. And keeper of a blade that was as much a burden as it was a weapon. Coldstone was a rare and dangerous material, capable of absorbing heat with terrifying efficiency. It could drain the warmth from a room, the life from a flame, the energy from a living body. The Crafters had learned to forge it, but even they could not tame it completely. The sword was always cold, always hungry, always waiting. Amelian had grown accustomed to its touch, but she had never grown comfortable with it.
By Mark Lim 2 months ago in Writers
Maybe Later, Nope NOW!
Alicia Anspaugh was primarily a fiction writer who achieved mild success in the 21st century. While she has been dead for over 235 years, her influence stays on in her style, subject matter, and some of the factual information that was a hallmark of her writings.
By Alicia Anspaugh3 months ago in Writers
A Woman Built From Words
Megan Janousek has been dead for nearly forty years, which means we have had plenty of time to decide who she was. We have called her a prairie writer, a feminist writer, a working-class writer and, for a particularly popular stretch of literary criticism, an angry rural housewife. Her marriage has been examined, her motherhood discussed, and the roads appearing throughout her work mapped across western Kansas. Scholars have counted how often her female characters look out windows and searched her fictional men for traces of her husband.
By Megan Janousek3 months ago in Writers
Stranger Than Fiction
Just a few days ago, I watched a movie titled Stranger Than Fiction (highly recommend). It was released in 2006, and throughout the film, the writer side of me couldn’t help but get excited. One concept shown intrigued me especially, and I want to share that here with you, for those of you needing help in coming up with new fiction-based book ideas.
By Mary E. Wissinger3 months ago in Writers
Groom
I got married, but I didn't want to. My partner and I had been together almost fifteen years by the time we got married. We'd have been happy to continue on forever unmarried, except that we decided to move to Japan for two years.
By Alix 3 months ago in Writers
Couch
There's nothing that matches a good couch nap. With a pillow and a blanket in the afternoon sun. You lie down to read for a while and before you know it your eyelids are heavy and drooping. The book in your hand starts to pitch forwards and before you know it, it's resting on your chest, maybe a thumb or finger is keeping your place for now.
By Alix 3 months ago in Writers
Planet
I'm fairly certain that we've already destroyed this planet for future human habitation. Even if we stopped doing all the things that are making climate change worse, I feel like it's too late. This opinion is based on nothing except my pessimism.
By Alix 3 months ago in Writers
Talking Hearts
The Talking Hearts Couples Edition prompts are quick conversation starters for couples new to the relationship or dating game as well as for those couples that think they know everything about their mate.
By Denise E Lindquist3 months ago in Writers
One Work: The Magician
I have long believed that artists, musicians, and writers are all magicians of a kind. We use different tools—paint, sound, or words—to perform the same impossible trick: to conjure something from nothing.
By Paul Stewart3 months ago in Writers