Elena Taylor

A Conversation with Allen Eskens, Award Winning Mystery Author

Allen Eskens grew up in the wooded hills of Missouri and, after high school, migrated north to pursue his education. He acquired a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Minnesota, and a Juris Doctorate from Hamline University School of Law. He honed his creative writing skills in the M.F.A. program at Minnesota State […]

Allen Eskens shows us how to evoke emotions in our writing

The Interview – Part II Scroll down to read Part I What’s your writing process like? First, I do a thorough outline and there is no specific pattern for that as it is more daydreaming and jotting notes than it is actual writing. But when I sit down to write, I try to get 5000 […]

Award winning mystery writer, Allen Eskens: The Interview Part I

Your education as a writer started in Journalism then went on to graduate work at the Minnesota State University, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, and The LoftWriting Center. How have those different experiences helped you forge your voice?                                                                           Before studying creative writing, I already had a degree in journalism and had excelled in legal writing […]

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