How Many Brands Can an Author Have?

J ames Scott Bell Twitter.com/jamesscottbell Last week I wrote about the re-launch of my first series, co-authored with Tracie Peterson. Ci...

What Floats Or Sinks Your Boat

We are going to keep this blessedly (or relatively) brief  today. Tomorrow, April 1, if all other things remain equal, I will mark twenty-on...

Title Trauma

By John Gilstrap I have a hard time with titles.  To date, of the nine books I've published, only three bear the titles I proposed.  Her...

The Unseen

by Jordan Dane I am writing the final chapter of my latest project. INDIGO AWAKENING is Book #1 in THE HUNTED series for Harlequin Teen (Fal...

Blog Touring

What are the results of my recent frenzied rush around the blogosphere? For Shear Murder, I have done 16 guest blogs since January 1st. This...

Listen: Let Your Ears Do The Writing In Ten Easy Steps

By: Kathleen Pickering   www.kathleenpickering.com Do you want to know a secret? I visualize a collective leaning forward with a hand to e...

Agent Timelines

by Clare Langley-Hawthorne Recently a friend sent off a manuscript to an agent and asked me how long she should wait before sending it out t...

How to Develop an Enduring Series Character

J ames Scott Bell Twitter.com/jamesscottbell Today, through the wonder of digital publishing, I am an nouncing the re-birth of my first seri...

STEAL THIS BOOK. Oh, you did? My Stepmom Died on Facebook. I'm about to co-write a supernatural thriller.

John Ramsey Miller Here's one for ya. My stepmother, JoAnn, died a week last Monday. I dearly loved my stepmother. She was an intelligen...

Can You Feel the Love?

By John Gilstrap One of the great pleasures of this writing game is to receive the occasional effusive email from fans who really enjoy my w...

Over the Top, and Right Over the Edge

Today TKZ welcomes author Laura Benedict, whose novels ISABELLA MOON and MR. LONELYHEARTS are both favorites of mine. Her latest, DEVIL'...

Writing under a pseudonym

by Joe Moore A couple of weeks ago, my Kill Zone blog mate, Kathleen Pickering, posted her thoughts on Brand Marketing . In it she discuss...

How I lost my fear of elevators and learned to pitch

As writers, we are constantly being told, "Develop a great elevator pitch."  For those of you who are new to the biz, an elevator ...