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Most characters in my stories only show up once. They exist for a few thousand words (or less), something happens to them, and when the tale is told they make their exit, not always graciously. Those who are invited for a repeat performance...
My inspiration for this post is Mark Robinson’s article published last Sunday on Behind the Screams. It’s here on Substack and Mark was talking about Writer’s Block.
I’m a bit of a nerd so I asked Wikipedia about it. The notion goes back t...
Travel often seeps into my writing but it takes a while for the impressions to settle, so the story that follows does not come from my recent trip to Eastern and Central Europe. In a few years, maybe, I’ll write about the tramways of Budape...
A short bio, to start. Barbara Byar is an American writer who’s been living in Ireland for over twenty-five years. Her short story collection, Some Days Are Better Than Ours (Reflex Press) was short-listed for the Saboteur Awards. She was s...
Inspiration for this post comes courtesy of Cold Caller Magazine (here on Substack, give them a read). They asked in a recent note if reading in chronological order mattered in a book series.
I’m a completist, so my answer ought to be: “Of...
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M.E. Proctor is the author of the Declan Shaw series (Love You Till Tuesday and Catch Me on a Blue Day), two short story collections, and co-author of Bop City Swing and Kansas City Breakdown.
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