RPLA Showcase: C.J. Godwin

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase Each year at the Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for all the hard work that is often done in the privacy of the home with little to no recognition. Our goal is to showcase the best of the best at the 2015 Royal Palm Literary Awards and provide First Place winners with a well-deserved spotlight. Not only are we recognizing extraordinary talent, but we’re giving readers an opportunity … Read More »

What’s in a Story?

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Good morning everyone! Have you ever written something that made you sit back and say, “Wow! I did that?” or “I didn’t know I could do this!” Believe me, you’re not alone. I’m a firm believer that we having a muse standing behind us, enticing us with their ideas and pushing us to write more— or threatening to leave us if we piss him/her/it off. lol Honestly, while our muse is a part of us, it had to come from … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: Joan C. Curtis

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase Each year at the Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for all the hard work that is often done in the privacy of the home with little to no recognition. Our goal is to showcase the best of the best at the 2015 Royal Palm Literary Awards and provide First Place winners with a well-deserved spotlight. Not only are we recognizing extraordinary talent, but we’re giving readers an opportunity … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: Miriam Auerbach

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase Each year at the Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for all the hard work that is often done in the privacy of the home with little to no recognition. Our goal is to showcase the best of the best at the 2015 Royal Palm Literary Awards and provide First Place winners with a well-deserved spotlight. Not only are we recognizing extraordinary talent, but we’re giving readers an opportunity … Read More »

What’s in a Character?

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Good morning everyone! When sitting down to write, what’s the first thing we think of? The easy answer is the plot, but for me, I’ve found that my thinking tends to focus more on my characters. I’m a huge fan of character-driven stories, and often times who and what they are just pops into my head, but there are times when they aren’t more than a brief outline or image in my mind. The trick is to then flesh them … Read More »

RPLA Showcase: C.J. Godwin & Marie Vernon

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Welcome to the RPLA Showcase Each year at the Royal Palm Literary Award Banquet, authors experience the joy of earning accolades for all the hard work that is often done in the privacy of the home with little to no recognition. Our goal is to showcase the best of the best at the 2015 Royal Palm Literary Awards and provide First Place winners with a well-deserved spotlight. Not only are we recognizing extraordinary talent, but we’re giving readers an opportunity … Read More »

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