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A new fantasy trilogy

A Dynasty is ending and a new hero will rise… After being caught stealing from the King, hapless Goodwin’s world is turned upside down when he is told of his true destiny. Goodwin is the prophesized hero who will rid … Continue reading

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The Case of the Ill-Fated Philanthropist

Cincinnati, November 1968 A natural death…or something else? After a performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, voice teacher and former opera singer Augusta McKee and her husband, Chief Detective Malcolm Mitchell, make a harrowing discovery: multi-millionaire/philanthropist Tobias Dietrich has died unexpectedly in … Continue reading

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Pictures from the 2024 Writers Conference

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2024 Writers Conference

You can now sign up for the 2024 FREE Writers Conference. Please share this link with all your writer friends! SCHEDULE 9:00: MICHAEL A. VENTRELLA: Registration, check-in, and Introductions (The library has a coffee shop where you can get freshly-brewed java … Continue reading

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The Four ???? of the Apocalypse

We all know about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Death, War, Famine, and Pestilence riding on pale horses and all that Book-of-Revelation stuff. But why does it have to be four guys on horses? Why not the Four Cheerleaders … Continue reading

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Ashes and Dust

After Tobias Brandt dies suddenly, his eldest son, with the support of his siblings, writes an obituary and has it published in the local newspaper. But instead of celebrating their father’s accomplishments and honoring his memory, it’s a scathing, contemptuous, … Continue reading

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Pictures from the Writers Workshop

We had a great time at the Liars Club annual workshop, back after a few years gone (due to COVID). Special thanks goes to all the presenters: Sahar Abdulaziz, Kelly Jensen, Victoria Marie Lees, Susan Moore Jordan, Mary Ann Moore, … Continue reading

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Sign up now for the 2023 Writers Workshop!

The annual Liars Club Writers Workshop is back and it’s still free. In this day-long event, small, interactive group workshops will be offered, providing participants with information and personal attention. Attendees will be able to choose three workshops from the … Continue reading

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David Gerrold on writing for TV and films (and why there’s a current strike)

David Gerrold is an award-winning author whose best-selling novels have been made into movies (“The Martian Child”) and who has written for many TV shows, including Star Trek (he wrote the famous “The Trouble With Tribbles” episode), Babylon 5, Twilight … Continue reading

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The Case of the Casanova Cantor

Cincinnati, October 1967 — Eugene Geller, the handsome and popular Cantor of Rockdale Temple—located in the racially tense Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati—disappears without a trace during a night of rioting in the “long, hot summer” of 1967. Was Gene a … Continue reading

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