by Michelle Gagnon I feel like there's been an increasingly acrimonious discourse lately on traditional vs. self-publishing, and frankly...
by Michelle Gagnon I feel like there's been an increasingly acrimonious discourse lately on traditional vs. self-publishing, and frankly...
By Joe Moore Happy Halloween! As far back as I can remember, Halloween was and is my favorite holiday. My first memory of All Hallows ...
By Kathryn Lilley As mystery and thriller writers, we here at TKZ are required to have at least a passing familiarity with firearms. Ian F...
by Clare Langley-Hawthorne Janet Reid, a literary agent, posted an item on her blog last week on the issue of self-published authors queryin...
James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell UPDATE : Well, that didn't take long. Random House and Penguin have announced their...
A computer is at its core a tool. For a writer, it can be the mother ship of tools. It can be a research tool, a production tool, and a comm...
We all know there are a ton of great writing resources out there. What are some of your favorite go-to resources on the web for inspiration ...
By Jordan Dane @JordanDane Sorry for the delay in posting. I just got back from the trip from traveler’s hell. I had a speaking gig in the b...
By Nancy J. Cohen For mystery writers, having a dirt file is akin to keeping a gold mine in your house. What is it? I’m referring to a folde...
By PJ Parrish If you could go back and change things, would you? Not your life. Your first book. That thing that burst from your heart and t...
by Boyd Morrison Just a few short years ago, I began attending writers’ conferences as an unpublished newbie—tentative,...
James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Some time ago I cheekily posted the three rules for writing a novel. It produced a spirited discussio...