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Award Winning Author Maris Soule

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Exercises for Writers

Writing can be a pain

July 9, 2026

Whether you’re an author or employed at a job that demands a lot of time sitting and typing on a computer, after a while your body starts to complain.  I know. The older I get, the more areas let me know they’re not happy with what I’ve been doing. People have told me to break […]

A Dialogue Experiment

July 28, 2021

I am now three days into my third week post-surgery. Monday I had 46 staples removed from my back and leaning back against anything hard is definitely more comfortable. However, I am still limited in what I can do. For one thing, I’m not supposed to sit at a computer for a long time. That […]

What Triggers an Idea for a Book?

June 23, 2021

Where do I get my ideas? Well, with THE CROWS, it was the murder of two hunters (that took place close to where I lived) that triggered the idea for that book. When I started thinking about writing a sequel to THE CROWS, three reports on TV triggered the idea for AS THE CROW FLIES. […]

Exercise Your Mind and Body

May 6, 2020

The Coronavirus has given many writers a guilt-free excuse to sit at the computer and write, but I’m hearing some writers admit to wasting this opportunity. Instead of writing, they’re doing jigsaw puzzles (in March sales of jigsaw puzzles surged), binge watching TV, reading (for pleasure and escape, in many cases), taking up knitting/crocheting/quilting, gardening, […]