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• A World Without Music (forthcoming) Excerpt

  by J. Conrad Guest September 30, 2014
  Ah, the dance. What men and women put each other—and themselves—through during the mating ritual. But in this scene, who is leading?   This could be one of the most revised and reworked scenes I’ve ever written, a line or two added here and there increases the sexual tension...

• Like it or Not, Words are a Writers Best Friend

  by J. Conrad Guest September 4, 2014
  If I had a dollar for every time someone told me, “that’s not what I meant,” I’d be rich. Wars may be politically motivated, but they’re started the result of a misunderstanding of words.   My father always told me that the burden of communication lies with the c...