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In this interview, author William J. Kole discusses pulling back the curtain on evangelism and America’s gun crisis in his new book, In Guns We Trust.
Every Wednesday, poets from around the world can find a Wednesday Poetry Prompt at Writer’s Digest. This week, write an interesting word poem.
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Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about something found in a library book.
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Beast of War filmmaker discusses combining genres and making monster movies.
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Every Wednesday, poets from around the world can find a Wednesday Poetry Prompt at Writer’s Digest. This week, write a large poem.
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Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today’s prompt, write about two specific characters.