http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Ellis+M.+Goodman Writing Ellis M. Goodman Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=315824&ca=Writing In my case, it was really at the suggestion of my wife after I’d written a Business Book – CORONA THE INSIDE STORY OF AMERICA’S #1 IMPORTED BEER. She suggested that I could turn that story – with all its twists and turns – into an interesting novel. I wasn’t so sure, but it got me thinking. A cous... Writing Ellis M. Goodman Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=309267&ca=Writing An individual’s life experiences often influence their character, personality, and behavior. Traumas in a person’s life, at any age, can often have a much deeper impact. This is even more significant, when the trauma relates to war time experiences. In BEAR ANY BURDEN, my Cold War Espionage Thrill... Writing Ellis M. Goodman Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=306954&ca=Writing Fashion and changing perceptions over time, have influenced the endings of many a great story. From ancient time, the storyteller has always striven to enrapture, with tales of horror, intrigue, romance, and mystery. Romantic novels – where boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back again, l... Writing Ellis M. Goodman Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=305726&ca=Writing They entered a sparsely-furnished office with a window overlooking the border crossing plaza, two wooden benches along one wall, an iron heating stove in one corner and a Polish flag on a stand in the other corner. An official in a Border Security Officer’s uniform was seated behind the desk at rig... Writing Ellis M. Goodman Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=305465&ca=Writing Have you every thought what your feelings would be if you found yourself in a life and death situation and saw somebody shot to death before your eyes? Would you freeze and be transfixed to the spot? Would the whole scene flash before your eyes? Or would you see this horror as if in slow motion? Wha... Writing Ellis M. Goodman Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=305466&ca=Writing A minute or two later, however, the traffic slowed to a crawl. "This is unusual," said Karol. “Maybe there's been an accident.” Anna didn't respond. But her stomach was knotting up. She was certain she knew what was happening. A hundred meters further on, they came across a roadblock set up by an ar...