Tag Archives: John W. Howell Author

Hump Day is as Hump Day Does

  Today is Wednesday and time for another story.  This one tells of a writer and actor going through some of the story line. Of course this is fiction, but actually served a purpose in saving $250.00 of couch time at the feelings doctor. The video is the Hump Day Camel in a public service […]

Inspiration is as Inspiration Does – Where Does a Plot Originate Anyway?

Picture of the USS Lexington CV 16 taken March 1944 As I have indicated before Madi Preda of Author’s promotion put together an interesting set of questions for the author interview which is HERE.  The one which caused me to do a complete retrospective on how I actually constructed the story of My GRL was […]

Ten Things Not to do While Completing Your Taxes

Here is the 33rd installment of Ten Top Lists of What Not to Do by Marie Ann Bailey of 1WriteWay at http://1writeway.com and John W. Howell of Fiction Favorites at http://johnwhowell.com. These lists are simu-published on our blogs each Monday. We hope you enjoy.   Top Ten Things Not To Do While Doing Your Taxes […]

Beyond Darkness: Shattered by Sarah M. Cradit Now Available

The long anticipated novella sequel to The Storm and the Darkness is now available across most major online retailers! Amazon BN Kobo Smashwords Createspace Goodreads Coming Soon: Itunes, Sony, Diesel Anasofiya Deschanel fled to Maine to escape her mistakes. She learned quickly, and violently, you cannot run from what’s inside you. Following a series of […]

Dreams of Love by Pamela is Now Here

Description: Poetry is an expression from deep within the soul. It can be therapeutic and healing. It can bring out all the best or the worst in life. Her poetry comes from the heart, not the head. It is an outpouring of emotion and she exposes it to reader in the pages. Various poetry forms […]

TGIF is as TGIF Does

Friday is here. Happy Valentines day.  Feels like we have been pulling a sled packed with tons of ice. Oh wait a minute, we have been pulling such a sled and have new meaning to the term “huddling masses.” I don’t think I have ever been this cold for this long. We normally have temperatures thirty degrees […]

Hump Day is as Hump Day Does

Wednesday is story day to celebrate Hump Day. Since this is Wednesday there will be no exception. Today’s story tells of a young man thinking he has a solution to his problems. I hope you enjoy. The holdup by John W. Howell ©2104 “Yes Sir, can I help you?” “Er . . . why yes. I […]

A Wonderful Review By Phillp McCollum

  I was blown away today by the wonderful review Phil McCollum wrote on My GRL. He took a path which I never thought a reader would take. He actually placed the author in the story and followed along as if he was on the journey as well. You can read the review HERE, but […]

Back Story is as Back Story Does

  I finished a very nice interview with Madi Preda of Author’s Promotion which you can read HERE. One of the questions asked about advice for other writers.  I responded: The most important thing about pursuing writing goals is to write. Yes, some planning should be done, but I find most writers who get stuck […]

Top Ten No Nos is as Top Ten No Nos Does

Here is the 32nd installment of Ten Top Lists of What Not to Do by Marie Ann Bailey of 1WriteWay at http://1writeway.com and John W. Howell of Fiction Favorites at http://johnwhowell.com. These lists are simu-published on our blogs each Monday. We hope you enjoy.  Happy Valentine’s Day!   Top Ten Things Not To Do for […]