Solve your way through these wonderful pirate tales with words like marauder, plunder, and dragon, filling your sails with fun. Explore the past, present, and future of our favorite scallywags in these 24 amazing tales of bravado, daring, and dastardly deeds committed by the legendary pirates. Find the first occurrence of each word and look for the answers to the questions as you search for treasure.
It’s the latest in fun with a Find-a-word puzzle for The Stone Maiden and Other Tales. Wench, imminent, and imagination, these words will draw you into a collection of stories covering sorcerers, space captains, common criminals, or even common housewives.
Every story invites the reader into a world where things are not always what they seem, where events do not always turn out as one expects. Download the puzzle, find the words, and unlock hours of fun!
Enjoy our very own Kalila as she gives a tour of the Cities of the Dead in New Orleans!
Appearances: Call and reserve your space early. We are booking up quickly.
3/24/18 Hernando Topic: The Beginner’s Guide to Writing for Publication
When do you call yourself a writer? Writing style- Pantser / Plotter. Why did you become a writer? What is & purpose of – Beta Readers, a Critique Group or Writer’s Group. Genre Blending – Where Do I Fit In – How to decide what genre you write. Balancing the day job while writing. Did you choose the genre or did it pick you? Do you write with an audience in mind? How do you keep from giving up before the story is finished?
Hernando Public Library – 370 W Commerce St – (662) 429-4439 – 10am – 1pm Central Time
4/19/18 Writing Series – Keeping it Fresh –
Tips to keep your readers engaged. Foreshadowing. How to hint at what’s to come. Select your main characters, but use smaller characters to provide fresh tension, support or humor.
7pm Germantown Community Library – 1925 Exeter Rd. 901-757-7323
5/15/18 Writing Shorts – Keeping it Tight –
Writing Vivid with Fewer Words
7pm Germantown Community Library – 1925 Exeter Rd. 901-757-7323
6/21/18 Crafting Successful Love Scenes –
How to build tension and were to draw the line. Tease, none or all out.
7pm Germantown Community Library – 1925 Exeter Rd. 901-757-7323
6/30/18 Hernando Topic: Writing Romance! Polish your work and make it shine – before you hit send! Rules are meant to be broken sometimes, but you must learn them before breaking them. The Rule of Three – One of the oldest techniques in writing used to create engaging content. Have you finished your first short story or novel? Formatting 101 – Follow the Guidelines. Grammar & Punctuation – Common Mistakes that Drive Editor’s Crazy.
Hernando Public Library – 370 W Commerce St – (662) 429-4439 – 10am – 1pm Central Time
Enjoy The Arfifice Conspiracy and check out the latest addition to our Find-A-Word Puzzle collection. Are you up to the challenge? Find the puzzle on the Dark Oak Press site.
Darrell Award Winner!!!
Best Midsouth Short Story
Winner – From Hair to Eternity by Phyllis Appleby (as seen in Malice in Memphis: Elmwood Stories)
https://darrellawards.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/2018-darrell-awards-winners/
Stories To Die For
The amazing storytellers of Malice in Memphis specialize in taking historical locations and fictionally embellishing them with new characters, mysteries, and murder. They have now taken on Memphis’ finest and oldest active burial ground, the famous Elmwood Cemetery.
Founded in 1852, it is the final resting place of over 75,000 residents. From the common to the infamous, from the powerful to the famous, they are all here. The tapestry of life and death in the Mid-South is laid out in a beautiful garden cemetery with sweeping vistas, massive ancient trees, and spectacular monuments from the Victorian age to modern sculptures.
Malice in Memphis is now adding their special touch to the myriad of stories drifting among the mausoleums.
http://www.darkoakpress.com/elmwood.html
The Tales:
A Love Story by Mary Balsamo
An Elmwood Misadventure by Juanita D. Houston
A Part to Die For by Richard Powell
Bloodline, by Angelyn Sherrod
Date Night by Larry Hoy
Forget Me Nots by Elaine Meece
From Hair to Eternity by Phyllis Appleby
Grave Robbers by Kristi Bradley
Graveyard Grace by Barbara Christopher
Headshrinker by Susan Wooten
Hold Please by Lynn Maples
One Dare Too Many by Annette Miller
Public Death Private Murder by Carolyn McSparren
The 21st Battalion Will March at Dawn by Dutch Warren
The Furnace Room by James C. Paavola
The Yellow Fever Revenge by Jackie Ross Flaum
Unsolved Forever by Thomas Kienzle
A Very Worthy Human Being by Richard Powell
Returning to Russwood Park by Barbara Christopher
One Big Foot in the Grave by Phyllis Appleby
Rainbow Lake by Kristi Bradley
Fort Pillow Escape by Juanita D. Houston
Holding On To You by Angelyn Sherrod
If you think that you have what it takes to be the next world heavy-weight champion writer on the block — then HIT US WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!
We want to see what you can dish out in between those piles of laundry, leftover spaghetti and that late night creative spell where you just have to write down that one inspiring idea. So here’s your chance to write it down in 300 to 500 words and see if it pays off. The Malice in Memphis “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” Writing Contest runs from March 1 until May 1. Entry fee is $10 per submission. That’s right…per submission. So that means you can do the one-two sucker punch, hit us with all you’ve got (meaning you can submit as many entries as you like) and cross your fingers that you come out a winner. So enter as many times as you want.
Finalists will be notified on or before June 15. Winners are announced on the Malice in Memphis website, the Malice in Memphis Facebook page and the Dark Oak Press website.
https://www.maliceinmemphis.com/hit-me-with-your-best-shot-contest.html
Tips to avoid writer’s block:
Take a break, walk the dog, make coffee.
Have more than one project going, so when one slows down, move to the other.
Eliminate distractions.
Try writing in a new location.
Create a soundtrack for your project.
Brainstorm with other writers.
Write anything.
