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Randall Silvis confesses in a blog he writes that the most compelling argument in favor of becoming a writer is no commuting, no office politics, no cubicle, no co-workers, no boss, no coat and tie. Then he adds, after publishing 11 books and hundreds of...

Robert Morgan exhibits genius as a historian in search of primary sources to write his 411-page documentary of the westward expansion in “Lions of the West.”

One of the most popular genres in fiction writing is the mystery novel, a style dating back to the 1800s. That's when the recognized father of the mystery, Edgar Allan Poe, introduced the genre.

Imagine living in an apartment in New York City, owning three dogs and finding an abandoned canine tied to a street sign, panting for water in the blistering heat of a summer day. Furthermore, it is a chestnut-colored pit bull.

Every writer understands that his or her creative work has been inspired by an individual called a muse. Anyone who falls under the spell of a muse is compelled to follow her influence. So it was with Ross Adams, the friendly postal clerk in Roseburg...

If you read the letters to the editor in this newspaper, you are probably familiar with the name Sheila Lawrence. The Roseburg resident writes thought-provoking letters that are praised by some and raise the hackles of others.

As a young boy, Joseph Springer devoured books on World War II history, as did his father, Jack Springer, himself a World War II combat veteran. One day when the elder Springer had finished reading a book on naval history, he gave the volume to his son.