Happy Cinco de Mayo! Hopefully you’re having a barbecue. This month the Fictorians are discussing what makes different novels stand out, and why you can recognize a particular author’s works, […]
Castles- A Photo journey Join Frank and Jenny Morin on a tour of the 3 castles they visited in Italy. The purpose of their trip: to research sites for Frank’s […]
We recently traveled to Italy on a research trip for Frank’s time travel thrillers, the Facetakers series. My first morning in Tuscany, I had a Room with a View experience. […]
The most luxurious experience I’ve ever had happened half a world away in the exotic city of Istanbul. Our gracious hotel guide showed us the way to Cemberlitas Hamami, an […]
Did you know there’s a tower in Italy named after eating? It’s true. Mangia is the word for ‘eat’ in Italian. In Siena, their tallest tower is named the Torre […]
Why does the hero usually benefit from a group of friends to support them, while the villain seems to go it alone, surrounded by toadies, henchmen, and often monstrous servants, […]
The LTUE Conference (Life, the Universe, and Everything) this year in Provo, UT, was again a wonderful event. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, attending excellent panels and presentations, catching […]
Which scene evokes more tension? 1 – Two master martial artists dueling in a high-flying contest of furious fists? 2 – A child trying to hold a door closed against […]
Happy New Year! As we discuss new beginnings this month in the Fictorians, I’m talking about those times when you must begin at the beginning – again – when to […]
A lot of people travel during the holidays, and many of us focus on how efficiently we can get from point A to point B. How many times is the […]