Happy Holidays!

It's Winter break here at the Kill Zone. During our 2-week hiatus, we'll be spending time with our families and friends, and celebra...

The Ghost of Writing Yet to Come

James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. When it came near him, Ebenezer Scribe bent ...

The Day After the Day the World Ended

Hmm. We're still here. I think we can cue up “Looks Like We Made It” by Barry Manilow. Is anyone out there? You? You as well? Good. I th...

Reader Friday: Doomsday Edition

Today is the end of the world. What are your plans?

World Building – Indigo-style

by Jordan Dane @JordanDane My young adult novel, Indigo Awakening , launched two days ago on December 18. It is the first book in the Hunted...

Blending Sex and Suspense

Nancy J. Cohen How do you fit romance into a non-stop thriller? These genres are not mutually exclusive. Look at your movies for examples. R...

The Christmas gifts all writers need

By P.J. Parrish See that picture at left? That is my dog Bailey. The antlers are photoshopped on but I dress her up in Santa outfits every y...

Giveaway Report

by Boyd Morrison Two weeks ago, I wrote about why I was giving away my latest novel as part of Amazon’s KDP Select program. N...

Honor Thy Fiction

James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell On December 20, 1943, a 22-year-old bomber pilot named Charlie Brown was in trouble over Germany. He a...

Seeing Your Scenes

by Mark Alpert I started having eye problems a few months ago. My eyes got dry and irritated while I slept, and my vision was blurry whe...

Reader Friday: Titles That You've Sent to the Shredder?

Some writers just don't have the "title gene," the gift for dreaming up a perfect title for our work. THE GREAT GATSBY, for ex...

When the good old days are anything but.

by Michelle Gagnon Jimmy Savile I hadn't been paying much attention to the Jimmy Savile pedophile scandal --after all, living on this si...