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The Most Thrilling, Most Dramatic, Most Important Phillies Baseball Game of all Time
On October 1, 1950, the Philadelphia Phillies played the greatest game in their long history—their historic victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. I realize that there
Explainer: The IPCC’s August 2021 Climate Change Report
The organization that has both received the Nobel Peace Prize and has been called the “gold standard” on climate change science has just issued its
Environmental Fiction: List of Thrillers, Eco-Thrillers, Legal Thrillers, and Cli-Fi
When I wrote Drink to Every Beast, an environmental legal thriller, I was asked if my book was an “eco-thriller.” I associated eco-thrillers with such
Environmental Thrillers, Cli-Fi, and Environmental Legal Thrillers: Not your Father’s Eco-Thriller
The hero dashes from one continent to the next trying to stop the evil scientist/ evil corporation/ evil megalomaniac from flipping the switch and causing
Basic Writing Craft Library
Basic Writing Craft Library (and a few other resources) This list started with one compiled by Geri Krotow and my debut author friends at Int’l
HEADLINE BOOKS WEBINAR MATERIALS – WRITING A NOVEL: TEN THINGS YOU CAN AND SHOULD DO, WHETHER Y0U ARE A BEGINNER OR EXPERIENCED
Since finding out that I have written and published a novel many people have told me that one of their bucket list life goals is
What is the difference between Eco-Thrillers, Environmental Thrillers, and Environmental Legal Thrillers?
What is the difference between Eco-Thrillers, Environmental Thrillers, and Environmental Legal Thrillers? By Joel Burcat My novel, DRINK TO EVERY BEAST, is an environmental legal
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
One year ago today, January 7, 2018, I was on a business trip to Oklahoma City. Earlier that morning I noticed a slight distortion in
SO, YOU WANT TO WRITE A NOVEL?
Since finding out that I have written a novel many people have told me that one of their bucket list goals is to write a
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
This is complicated, so I’m going to break it down. I’ll send out a series of FAQs on this. Stick with me for a minute.
NAAION
Joel Burcat contracted non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in his left eye in July 2016. This disease caused permanent blindness in that eye. While he