Dark Days of Promise excerpt.

"The high I get from killing another man is comparable to any other high. Sex, drugs, it's a rush ... and addicting."

You've got to be kidding! Abhorred, I tried to retreat without a sound until I forgot about the squeal of damp rubber soles on linoleum as I twisted around the door. The squeak echoed across the room. I cringed and hurried to escape, pulling the door closed as my feet took flight.

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Time Out For Writers ANWA's 22nd Conference will be held at the Mesa Hilton from February 20 through February 22. Attendees can participate in a query/pitch workshop, attend two full days of classes with industry professionals, enter our "BOB" contest (Beginning of Book) and win fabulous prizes, and pitch their work to both national and local agents and editors.    Gregg Luke  WRITING WHITE-KNUCKLE SUSPENSE Ever wonder why some pages burn with the intensity of whitewater rafting while others are like floating down a gentle, meandering brook? It all comes down to the six elements of suspense writing. This course will demonstrate various techniques to writing page-turning, white-knuckle suspense in any genre. The discussion will include compelling characterization, good pacing, anticipation vs. thrills, detailing and techno stuff, resolution, and the trimming of all fat. Gregg R. Luke, R.Ph. was born in Bakersfield, California, but spent the majority of his childhood and young adult life in Santa Barbara, California. He served an LDS mission in Wisconsin, then pursued his education in Natural Sciences at SBCC, UCSB, and BYU. He completed his schooling at the University of Utah, College of Pharmacy. Gregg currently practices pharmacy in Logan, Utah. He is a voracious reader and has been writing stories since childhood. He has been published in Skin Diver Magazine, the Oceanographic Letter, Destiny Magazine, and the New Era Magazine. His fictional novels include The Survivors, Do No Harm, Altered State, Blink Of An Eye, Bloodborne, and Deadly Undertakings, five of which were Whitney Award finalists.   Gratitude Giveaway!     As a huge thanks for all the early ANWA Conference registrations, everyone  who registers by Thanksgiving Day (Next Week - 11/28/13) will automatically be entered into a giveaway for $15 at the conference bookstore!  If you haven't registered  yet, there's still time. Arizona Educator Licensing "Time Out for Writers" offers Professional Development hours for Arizona Educator Licensing. Receive up to 17 Professional Developmental hours that can be applied toward the renewal of your Arizona Educator's License! Register Today! Thursday, Friday and Saturday February 20-22, 2014 Hilton Phoenix/East Mesa 1011 West Holmes Avenue Mesa,  Arizona   85210-4923  STAY CONNECTED

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Stale Writing Week

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Lest any of you feel for me over the Stale Writing Week---don't. It's been a productive week. This exercise was for any writer that hits the proverbial wall. Some do even though it is NanoWrito Month.  And if by chance these tips have helped you in some way, feel free to share them.

(Of course I wouldn't complain if you linked a comment back here to me. J)

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Stale Writing Day 7

Stale Writing Tip: Day 7

Okay, it's been one of those weeks. Let's not drag it out…

…take the day off, dagnabit!

Or,----you can spend the day making up cuss words that aren't cuss words like dagnabit, beetlefuzz, fatosis, halawhatcha…

You get the idea, now run with it (or walk).