Carol Taylor, author of "The Ex Chronicles", agreed to answer some questions for me. With her permission, I share those answers with you.

"The Ex Chronicles", written by Carol Taylor, is a character-driven novel that succeeds in emotionally involving the reader in the lives of each of its main characters – Precious, Bella, Zenobia, Hope, and later on, Portia.

Do you understand the definitions of hero, victim, survivor, and villain? When writing fiction, one needs to be aware of the differences between these terms.

A pleonasm, also known as a redundant expression, is the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. As writers, that is something we don't want to do. You may be surprised to discover just how many pleonasms are at use in our everyday language.

There are an abundance of unusual holidays in January that we can use to add a touch of something different to our stories. In this article, I'll tell you about some of the unusual holidays from the first day of January until the eighth day of January.

"Uncaged", written by Paul McKellips, is a story that will paralyze you with fear. What makes it so scary? The possibility that it could really happen. This book, propelled forward more by the plot than by the characters, shows the buildup of a terrifying act of bioterrorism.

Would a nun live in an abbe or an abbey? Is the mother superior an abbess or an abyss? When you go faster, so you accelerate or exhilarate? Does a kidnapper abduct or adduct his victim?

This is the conclusion of my interview with Thomasina Burke.

Here is some more of my interview with Thomasina Burke.

Here is more of my interview with Thomasina Burke, author of "Magic Bridge".