Monthly Archives: February 2013

Writing Tips – take ‘em or leave ‘em.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

Writing a fiction series is more difficult than writing independent novels. You may write in a chronological fashion, and naturally you think that way. You have built your characters, you know them intimately. Your first instinct is to “just pick … Continue reading →

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Flight into Redemption

Posted on February 19, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

I don’t do movie reviews. That is best left up to Leonard Somebody or some TV or newspaper critic. But I was so emotionally moved by the movie “Flight” starring one of my favorite actors, Denzel Washington, that I must … Continue reading →

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I Lost a Friend Today

Posted on February 14, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

I received some sad news today. My widowed brother-in-law called me to say that Tommy Kiser had died. You probably didn’t know Tommy Kiser, so let me tell you something about him. I met Tommy in the first grade and … Continue reading →

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One More Thing!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

One more thing: If you have visited this web site before you may have noticed some advertisements on the lower right side usually touting some publishing company or related to writing. Those ads are known as “Google’s Ad Sense” and … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain – RACIST!

Posted on February 10, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

“You can’t depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus” ~ Mark Twain I read somewhere that some school system had removed “Huckleberry Finn” from the library because it was “not politically correct” in that Huck’s companion … Continue reading →

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On Being a Real Writer

Posted on February 8, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

On a different note this time: My mom once told me that “God doesn’t close a door, without opening another.” I don’t know if it is God or just modern conditions but I do know that we have a conundrum … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

I had a fellow interview me a couple years ago and asked me about “Writer’s Block” and I answered that I never had believed in writer’s block, except that it is just an excuse to not write. I’ve always felt … Continue reading →

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The Price isn’t Right!

Posted on February 2, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

I am reading a fascinating book entitled, “Elsie – Adventures of an Arizona school teacher – 1913-1916.” I love American history. (European history? Not so much.) The great thing about Elsie is that the book is made up of letters … Continue reading →

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Sidetracked!

Posted on February 1, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

It’s hard to keep from being side-tracked, isn’t it? We all have a lot of demands on us these days, much more than when I was growing up. I thought that when I retired I would have more “time.” You … Continue reading →

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