By Jordan Dane I’ve never been a plotter. I’m too impatient. Once I get the general idea of a story with a compelling conflict and a notion ...
By Jordan Dane I’ve never been a plotter. I’m too impatient. Once I get the general idea of a story with a compelling conflict and a notion ...
I’m speaking on several panels at two upcoming conferences. One of the topics concerns morality in mysteries, and how fractured relationship...
By: Kathleen Pickering Here I am, a mere mortal and I’m morphing. I am undergoing a change in identity without super powers, scientific ex...
by Clare Langley-Hawthorne Apologies for the delay - for some reason this didn't post as scheduled! The Guardian book blog's specul...
James Scott Bell Twitter.com/jamesscottbell The other day I got a lovely email that began: I want to send you a big, sincere 'thank yo...
John Ramsey Miller Recently, as I’ve discussed here before, I binge-read a load of Zombie Apocalypse books just hoping to read something for...
By John Gilstrap Next week at SleuthFest in Orlando, Florida (where all the cool kids will be), I’ll be moderating a panel with Jeffery Deav...
By Jordan Dane I’m teaching an online writing class from Feb 20 – Mar 2, hosted by YARWA , the online chapter for Young Adult Romance Writer...
One day when I was ten years old, I plucked one of my mother's books from a shelf. It was a shiny paperback with a knife dripping blood ...
by Clare Langley-Hawthorne Most writers at one time or other get asked "is your protagonist you?" - in the belief, maybe, that all...
James Scott Bell Twitter.com/jamesscottbell Today's post is brought to you by my new boxing story, " King Crush ," now availab...
I’m actually encouraged about the publishing business. I don’t know how the publishing industry , as it now exists, is going to do; my guess...
By John Gilstrap Ten years ago this month, my career hit rock bottom. The wounds of 9-11 were still raw, the lingering malaise still thick....
by Michelle Gagnon I suppose it was inevitable once Amazon started their own publishing wing. A company that was founded on the premise that...
Here’s another promotional tool that will drive you crazy. I just learned about Pinterest , where you pin up pictures online that relate to ...
By: Kathleen Pickering http://www.kathleenpickering.com My muse returns to the spotlight for Valentine’s Day, not because I love writing ...