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Christmas Gifts For Kids Who Love To Read
Toys And Trips To Pair With Books Books make great gifts. They are easy to wrap or ship, and readers love them. To make them even more special, consider giving a child a fun gift or a trip to accompany the adventure story they are reading. For example, give a child...
10 Fantasy Books With A Reluctant Hero Trope
Are you looking for books to read this summer? Do you like a story where the main character doesn't want to be the main character? Where she is forced to step up, be the hero, and save everyone? Maybe you are looking for stories with a reluctant hero trope. What is a...
Valentine Cards From Enda
It's February, and since Groundhog Day is over, it's time to move on to Valentine's Day. Ah, Valentine's Day. It is a day of showing our loved ones how much we appreciate them. A day of chocolate, flowers, a dinner I don't have to cook, and more chocolate. I'm a...
Classic TV Shows To Inspire Writers
I love watching television shows from the 1950s to the 1980s. The acting is terrific, but the stories are what keep me watching. The best television shows are all about the writing. Great scripts make a great show. We had a TV/ Stereo set like this when I was a kid....
Enda’s Most Wanted Criminals
I recently saw a Pinterest pin where fantasy game characters were on "Wanted" posters. What a clever idea! That got me thinking: What would Wanted Posters of my book characters look like? Not all my characters are bad guys. Most of them aren't even criminals. Well,...
How Writers Can Survive A Zombie Apocalypse
It's fall! Halloween is coming. To get into the spirit of that creepy holiday, I thought I'd write about the "walking dead", or zombies. What if a virus spreads that causes people to become flesh-craving zombies? How can writers survive a zombie apocalypse and write a...