Men Who Love Hannah Vogel By Rebecca Cantrell This week’s question “why do fools fall in love?” is deceptively simple and completely impossible to answer. So, instead I decided to run through the fools who have fallen in love with Hannah Vogel. Considering her complicated lifestyle, it’s
READ MORE →By Rebecca Cantrell I know this week’s question was about who my protagonist aspires to be. But Hannah Vogel isn’t big on role models. She just does the best she can. But that is obviously WAY too short to be my first blog post in a month
READ MORE →by Rebecca Cantrell Here’s an opening based on a thriller I’m working on. I fudged a bit. The scene is set in Venice, so there’s no high rise, and Clara’s in her 20s instead of her 30s. But at least I followed a couple of the rules
READ MORE →Today’s post is about inciting a riot and then getting off scot free. Hannah Vogel, as we know, never gets off scot free, no matter how glib she might be. This is because her author is mean to her and forces her to constantly confront Nazis in
READ MORE →What would my protagonist do if she won the lottery? . . . By Bekka Black (aka Rebecca Cantrell) . If it were Hannah Vogel’s month and she won the lottery, I think her first order of business would be to hire someone to put out a
READ MORE →Technology: is it making your writing easier or standing in the way of your creative side? By Rebecca Cantrell A few years ago I got an iphone. My friends without smart phones mock me for my addiction. I use the calendar, check my email, find out where
READ MORE →What is your writing beverage of choice? My beverage of choice: Iced Soy Chai. My favorite chais are Tazo and Stash, plus whatever they use for the vanilla chai up at the Aloha Theater in Kainaliu. Sadly, they’re not open all morning or I’d be up there
READ MORE →“Tell us how you feel about genre vs. literary,” says a reassuring voice with a light Viennese accent. The lights are dim. The Persian rug on the floor is red with an elaborate pattern of what look like flowers. The chaise is oxblood leather. The patient shifts
READ MORE →What fictional attorney would you hire to represent you if you ever get caught? I’d go straight for Perry Mason. He’s never lost a case, and I like that track record. He’s definitely gotten defendants out of tighter pinches than the one I’d be in. It’ll be
READ MORE →A series should always be a trilogy. Who has ever heard of a du-ology? And bi-ology is something quite different. What about a quadrology? Pentology? Nope. Clearly if there is no word for it, it just can’t be. And trilogy is a versatile term. “The Hitchhiker’s Guide
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