Monthly Archives: January 2011

Story Idea #3

Posted on January 27, 2011 by TerryH

Rather than go to the news today, I’ll just look at my own life. Things just happen, you know? If they affect you deeply, there’s a good chance that the emotion will filter into the writing and that’s good! If … Continue reading →

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Story Idea #2

Posted on January 19, 2011 by TerryH

From the paper today: A 68-year-old retired tourist is down in Mexico with his wife, in a busy downtown shopping area. A bad guy runs into the crowd with An AK-47 to shoot a 25-year-old gangster in what was presumably … Continue reading →

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Story Idea #1

Posted on January 12, 2011 by TerryH

A question every fiction writer gets asked is “Where do you get your ideas?” And while the wittier among us come up with things like, “$5 in an envelope to the grocer down on 7th Ave.,” others sometimes try to … Continue reading →

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Free short story – The Girl Who Invented Peanut Butter

Posted on January 3, 2011 by TerryH

Hi, everyone. Back from a wonderful Christmas back east where the extended family got together in the lovely Chateau Montebello, kind of the Canadian equivalent of Camp David but more open to the public.  And racing into 2011, I’m excited … Continue reading →

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