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Using Subtle Character Development Hints to Bring your Story to LIFE from the desk of Dena Weigel
Using subtle hints to develop your characters will help your readers connect with your story and give you an avenue to illustrate the character arc.
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The 2024 SOMERSET Book Award WINNERS for Literary and Contemporary Fiction
The Final List of the 2024 CIBAs is here! Congratulations to these Winners for the Somerset Awards for Literary & Contemporary Fiction.
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CLEAVE The SPARROW by Jonathan Katz – Political Satire, Existentialism, Absurdist Fiction
In Cleave the Sparrow, Tom stumbles into his political mentor's existential plot to tear down the illusion of reality, a satirical and absurd adventure. Highly recommended!
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Chanticleerians in the News! Journey Grand Prize Winner Mark Berridge on TEDx Brisbane
Mark Berridge is presenting at TEDx Brisbane today! Tune in at 5pm PST to see this Journey Grand Prize Winner present! Congratulations Mark!
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The CAC25 and the CIBA Awards— An Incredible Weekend with Authors from Around the World!
The annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and CIBA Awards was a great success, with learning, networking, and celebrating the best books of 2025!
Honoring Linda Quinby Lambert, Seán Dwyer, and David Beaumier – Recipients of the Village Books Literary Citizenship Award 2024
"The writing and publishing world is one made of relationships. Writing itself may be a somewhat solitary activity, but once the story or poem is ‘done’ we rely on others to read, share, and publish our work. Yet there are so many levels of participation from others in this community.” ~ Lori May, author of The Write Crowd: Literary Citizenship & The Writing Life
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