Long Overdue Newsletter: December 2020
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” - C.S. Lewis Announcements "Sound...
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Creative Writing 101: Textbooks for 2021
There are thousands of creative writing books and articles out there to choose from. The advice is usually helpful, but there's a balance...
Long Overdue Newsletter: November 2020
Easter Egg - Look very closely for a subtle pun hidden in this month's cartoon. See if you can find it and then check for your answer at...
Moving Parts: Chapter 1
Copyright © 2020 Miles Ducore Moving Parts: Chapter 1 By: Miles Ducore At roughly four billion years, the Canadian Shield is a vast swath...
Long Overdue Newsletter: October 2020
Easter egg - Can you spot the subtle pun hidden in our illustration? Look very very closely then scroll down to the bottom to check your...
Writing Dialogue Without Dialogue | Final Scene of Spike Jonze's "Where the Wild Things Are"
In the movie version of Where The Wild Things Are, a boy (Max) wearing a wolf costume runs away from home. This takes place right after...
Match Queen | Chapter 2
By: D.L. Karabin Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1913 Elias preferred his middle name, George. He was a young, modern man, just 25, full of...
Match Queen | Chapter 1
By: D.L. Karabin Forward Great Aunt Kristina and Great Uncle George came from different sides of my family. Although they never met in...
Is dark roast or light roast coffee stronger? Let's ask Lemonjello's Owner Matthew Scott
Dark roast coffees have been a staple for coffee drinkers for a long time. In the past decade, though, they have had a stigma attached to th
Chilam Balam
When Soraya Rendon was 17-years-old living in Mexico City, she'd already developed a long-distance love for Chicago. She'd seen shows...
Inkling
You walk into Inkling and it's not one of those in your face gift shops like the ones lined up in Times Square with the "I Heart New...
Black & Caspian
There's a country called Azerbaijan. A month ago I had never heard of it. Would have confused it with the magical prison from Harry...
Long Overdue Newsletter: September 2020
Advice for Authors from Authors "I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” "Unless you write...
Hope in the Midst of Crisis | Psalm 27: 1-5
By: Pastor David Todd Whittley Even though the earth is in peril and the nations of this world tremble with the pandemic and...
Anchored in Jesus | Acts 27
By: Pastor David Todd Whittley The COVID – 19 Pandemic has been described as a modern – day crisis. By definition, a crisis is an...
Welcome "Family Stories" to Long Overdue Books
There was a 90th birthday party in Northern Michigan. Sixty relatives filled the restaurant in a pre-COVID era. Guests flew in from all...
Building Your Container
Author and Creative Writing Professor, Heather Sellers, has a great writing lesson that's always stuck with us. This lesson is perfect...
Conquer the Slush Pile
Zach and Katie finished writing their final drafts. Both have the goal of publishing their books, ideally by the end of next year. But...
Author Spotlight: John Boman
When did you start writing? Born in 1945. I always enjoyed writing at school, which I left in 1962. I first tried to write creatively...
Author Spotlight: LaLa Leo
Why I love to write The one thing I love about writing is how free it makes me feel! Whatever medium you use will always be a great...