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Ghost Noir

Posted on January 23, 2024April 16, 2026 by mark

Ghost Noir by Mark Douglas Doran click here to download https://markdouglasdoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ghost-Noir-1-1.epub or available at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1509036 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-noir-mark-douglas-doran/1144658958?ean=2940179086932 William Grey is a P.I. for the dead. Ghosts are his clients. a tougher-than-nails detective who’s seen it all and then some. Hired by a beautiful woman to solve her murder. But is she who she really seems? What…

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Beyond Heaven and Hell

Posted on December 26, 2023April 29, 2026 by mark

Beyond Heaven and Hell by Mark Douglas Doran click here to download https://markdouglasdoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Beyond-Heaven-and-Hell-ebub.epub or available at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1499204 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-heaven-and-hell-mark-douglas-doran/1144535770?ean=2940167664838   12-year-old Luke is dead and his problems have just begun. His soul has been kidnapped by a one-year-old talking baby nicknamed Babylon. Along with two other kids John and Paul. They’ll be taken to an abandoned…

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The Baxter House

Posted on December 25, 2023March 7, 2026 by mark

The Baxter House: by Mark Douglas Doran click here to download https://markdouglasdoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Baxter-House-.epub or available at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/1481403 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-baxter-house-mark-douglas-doran/1144382269?ean=2940179109532 https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-baxter-house/id6472549926   Tom Wilson, your average, awkward high school student living in the small town of Springbrook Gardens is the happiest kid possible. His favorite TV show Ghostly Hauntings has arrived for a live broadcast. Witnessed by the…

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Alien Invasion: and the Origins of Mankind

Posted on December 25, 2023March 7, 2026 by mark

Alien Invasion: and the Origins of Mankind by. Mark Douglas Doran click here to download https://markdouglasdoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Alien-invasion-real-2.epub or available at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1461814 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alien-invasion-mark-douglas-doran/1113044995 https://books.apple.com/us/book/alien-invasion-and-the-origins-of-mankind/id6468845965 What would you do if you knew something horrifying was going to happen that would lead to devastating consequences for billions of people and no one would believe a word you say when…

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Why Success Never Changed Stephen King

Why Success Never Changed Stephen King

Posted on February 5, 2022June 8, 2026 by mark

  How Fame Never Changed Stephen King A lesson every writer should remember When artists become famous, something strange often happens. The hunger disappears. The same person who once worked obsessively at their craft suddenly slows down. The work becomes less urgent. Less alive. It happens to musicians.It happens to athletes.And sometimes it happens to…

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The Stephen King Suspense Blueprint

The Stephen King Suspense Blueprint

Posted on January 28, 2022June 9, 2026 by mark

How Stephen King Creates Suspense Readers Can’t Escape (And How You Can Use the Same Techniques Today) You’ve probably experienced it. You sit down to read for a few minutes… and suddenly two hours disappear. The room fades away. Your phone rings and you’re almost annoyed — because for a moment you weren’t in your…

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30 Writing Myths That Hold You Back

30 Writing Myths That Hold You Back

Posted on January 25, 2022March 17, 2026 by mark

Most writers don’t fail because they lack talent. They fail because they believe the wrong things. Somewhere along the way, writing became wrapped in myth—ideas about suffering, genius, lifestyle, and what it really takes to write something meaningful. And the dangerous part? Most of these myths sound believable. In this piece, we’re going to strip…

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The Telescope and Microscope Writing Method

The Telescope and Microscope Writing Method

Posted on January 23, 2022June 9, 2026 by mark

Examine Your Novel Like a Scientist and an Astronomer Most writers are good at one of two things. They can either tell a great story… or write beautiful sentences. But publishing requires both. Literary agents see the same problem over and over again: a novel that works in one area but fails in the other….

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The Story Gets Better When the Villain Tells It

The Story Gets Better When the Villain Tells It

Posted on January 19, 2022June 9, 2026 by mark

The Story Gets Better When the Villain Tells It Most writers are told the same thing when they begin. Make your hero likable. Give readers someone to cheer for. Stay close to the safe side of storytelling. But what happens if you do the opposite? What happens if the person guiding the reader through the…

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Stop Writing Novels. Start Writing Scenes.

Stop Writing Novels. Start Writing Scenes

Posted on January 13, 2022June 9, 2026 by mark

How to Make Every Scene Matter in Your Novel Most new writers don’t fail because they lack imagination. They fail because they try to write a novel all at once. Three hundred pages feels impossible. Somewhere in the middle the story loses direction. Characters wander. Momentum disappears. But experienced writers quietly use a different approach….

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Why Stephen King Isn't Really a Horror Writer

Why Stephen King Isn’t Really a Horror Writer

Posted on December 16, 2021June 9, 2026 by mark

Why Stephen King Is Not a Horror Writer Most people would call Stephen King the greatest horror writer alive. His books sell millions of copies.Movies are constantly made from his stories. Naturally, new writers try to copy him. They fill their novels with demons, ghosts, monsters, and bloodshed. They assume that if they write something…

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