Ednor Therriault
My First Royalty Check
Fifteen years after my first book was published, I just received my first royalty check from my publisher, Rowman & Littlefield. This...
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Ednor Therriault
Apr 19, 20234 min read
If You're Nonplussed, How Do You Feel?
Unphased or unfazed? Orientated or oriented? Amused or bemused? Or just plain confused? For most writers not named Daniel Webster, it’s...
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Ednor Therriault
Apr 2, 20235 min read
When an Idea Wakes You at 3:30 a.m.
Seems like every other night, I’ll wake up at about 3:30 a.m., stumble down the hallway into the kitchen, and snap open a cold can of San...
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Ednor Therriault
Aug 24, 20226 min read
The End of an Era in Missoula, Montana
We're stumbling around in a post-Covid world now, and even though people are still dying every day from the virus, social and political...
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Ednor Therriault
Nov 28, 20201 min read
Win a Free Set of All My Books!
Okay, technically not all of my books, as I've done second editions of a couple of them. But these five titles represent the all the...
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Ednor Therriault
Apr 7, 20204 min read
How to Write a Novel in Three Verses and a Chorus
You think you’re a pretty good writer? Try writing a song. A good friend just shared the news about John Prine’s death. The last thing I...
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Ednor Therriault
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Bigfoot, Ghosts and Aliens in the Coronavirus Era
It’s Saturday morning. For freelancers like me, the day of the week has less of a bearing on my work cycle than it does for...
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Ednor Therriault
Mar 18, 20204 min read
Coronavirus Edition
I was up before dawn today. I quietly dressed while Shannon slept, then I slipped out the front door, startling a deer that had bedded...
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Ednor Therriault
Mar 13, 20204 min read
You Keep Using That Word...
Any fan of Princess Bride knows the rest of the quote: “I do not think it means what you think it means.” I know I’ve been busted from...
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Ednor Therriault
Mar 11, 20203 min read
Maybe You Don't Sing, But Your Writing Should.
I read occasionally in a review, “The writing sings.” What does that mean? Did the author write a song? Does every line use the same...
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Ednor Therriault
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Write On
"Whether you write for a living or you have to string together words and phrases as part of your job, we all write."
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Ednor Therriault
Feb 5, 20202 min read
That One Weird Trick That Makes Your Interviewees Spill Their Guts
You have to interview someone. For most of us, it's an intimidating prospect, about as appealing as doing your taxes. But there's one...
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