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Protected: How Being Stalked by a Tiger Made me a Better Writer

Posted on May 13, 2024 by E. C. Ambrose

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What if I were a Cozy Mystery Author?

Posted on April 1, 2024 by E. C. Ambrose

ha ha ha! E. C. Ambrose, COZY?? In honor of April Fool’s Day, I thought I’d shift my mindset and reimagine my newsletter, Tomb Reader, as it might be if wrote something a little nicer…maybe the kind of books my … Continue reading →

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Seeking Some Thrills? Join the adventure!

Posted on January 30, 2024 by E. C. Ambrose

That’s right! I’ll have stories in all four issues of Thrill Ride this year–but only with your help. Want to know why Nigel’s so attached to his teeth? Or what’s the deal with the world’s largest pistachio? Oh, wait–that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Take to the Skies to Save your Hometown–in my first-ever game!

Posted on November 10, 2022 by E. C. Ambrose

Today’s the launch date for my interactive superhero fiction, Skystrike: Wings of Justice! At over 330,000 words long (!!) this is my longest work of fiction. But…you might want to play through a few times to read more of them. … Continue reading →

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Maps and Direction: Exploring a Metaphor

Posted on June 3, 2016 by E. C. Ambrose

I recently stopped in at a local gas station/convenience store to look for a local area map that will help me think about where to buy my next house.  The woman next to me in line immediately asked where I … Continue reading →

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Drafting the Novel: How long did that take you to write?

Posted on October 27, 2015 by E. C. Ambrose

On Friday, I finished the first draft of my first international thriller novel.  It’s always an exciting moment to finish a project, especially one that you’ve been planning for a long time.  One of the things that readers often ask … Continue reading →

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Developing Fictional Worlds: The Nits are All you Have

Posted on June 24, 2015 by E. C. Ambrose

As you may know, my most popular blog entry (still) is the one entitled Bilbo Baggins’ Bathrobe: A Example of Poor World-building.  Every month or two, someone new discovers this post and feels they must take me to task for … Continue reading →

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The Hand-bound Book of Elisha

Posted on June 5, 2015 by E. C. Ambrose

Some years ago, I did a research project on medieval bookbinding, complete with making my own (rather clumsy) examples. At a street fair in Providence, I found this amazing book offered by a graduate of the Rhode Island School of … Continue reading →

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Satirists, Lost and Found

Posted on March 27, 2015 by E. C. Ambrose

Last week was an interesting one in the realm of satirical literature. It brought us word of the sad passing of a modern master, Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld novels, and also of the re-discovery of the grave of … Continue reading →

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Finding a Balance: Cultural Appropriation and Under-representation

Posted on February 12, 2015 by E. C. Ambrose

Writing fiction has lately become a bit of a minefield where, if you write about another culture, you risk charges of appropriation, and if you fail to include representatives of other cultures, then you are exclusionary. I have always operated … Continue reading →

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