The Docu-novel

The Docu-novel   L.R. Dorn is the pen name for Matt Dorff and Suzanne Dunn. Their debut novel, “The Anatomy of Desire,” is being published by William Morrow.   What do the novels Dangerous Liaisons (1782), Dracula (1899), The Screwtape Letters (1942), Bridget Jones Diary (1996), and Daisy Jones and the Six (2019) all have […]

The Ten Best Poems of All Time

The Ten Best Poems of All Time

The Ten Best Poems of All Time   What is poetry and how do we define what makes a poem great? According to Merriam-Webster, poetry is “writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm.”  National Poetry Month may […]

A Thriller Writer’s Guide to Effective Newsletters

A Thriller Writer’s Guide to Effective Newsletters by Carter Wilson “Newsletters suck. Mine doesn’t.” That’s the copy on the little pop-up you see when visiting my website. Accompanying that message is a picture of a forlorn kitten, along with a promise of said kitten not getting its next meal unless you sign up for my […]