If you're a crime writer, a mystery novelist, or you just need to bump off a character without violence or bloodshed, using poison might be your cup of tea...or maybe in their cup of tea. Sometimes writers think it's easy to just pick out any poison and use it to kill...
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Got Writer’s Block? 3 Outside-The-Box Ideas To Break Free
If you've ever had writer's block - and what writer hasn't? - you know how frustrating it is. You've got a story to tell, it's banging on the walls of your brain trying to get out, but you just can't hear what it wants to say. Or you want to enter a writing contest...
Fantasy Writers: Magazines for Your Story Submissions
If you're a fantasy writer looking to submit short stories to magazines, you know how time consuming and frustrating it can be searching online for the right fit, spending precious time clicking and clicking when you'd rather be writing and submitting. We're going to...
How To Destroy Action and Suspense Scenes
You're reading an action scene; things are really getting hot. Who will live? Will someone die? Is there a chase that's moving like lightning? You're reading a suspense scene; it's really intense. Will the protagonist be discovered? Will the escapee be recaptured? Can...
Dissecting The Fine Print: Premade Book Covers
There's no question that authors can save a lot of money by buying premade book covers for their books rather than hiring a designer to custom-make a cover. But there's a lot of "fine print" - that annoying agreement that really needs to be read before you sign on the...
Authentic Writing: Writers’ Resources For US Military References
Writers, do you believe your readers won't notice misinformation in your fiction? Think there are no fact checkers out there? You'd be wrong. Your writing is read by people with all types of backgrounds and experiences - both personal and professional. When a novel...
Author Chat: Jin Okubo
Yesterday we posted Jin Okubo's excerpt from his book Kaoru: In Loves Shadow. Today he discusses the book, his different romance writing style, and where his characters come from. ~~~ Is this your first book? How long did it take you to plan it before you began...
A Sister Author and a Sister Publisher!
With one sister a debuting author and the other a debuting publisher, how can it go wrong? “Forever Looking Forward”. That’s their motto. And that was what they were thinking when they decided to drop everything and just do it. Once upon a time a sister told her...
BOOK RELEASE: Something in the Water by Ben Starling
Last year on Goodreads, we were lucky enough to meet the super personable and kind author Ben Starling, a guy who's sure to make a splash in the indie author world. He has just published his second book in his Something series, Something in the Water, which is written...
BOOK LAUNCH: Dyndaer by Joshua Robertson
Fans of the Kaelandur series, behold! Joshua Robertson is back with the second book and it promises to be a fast-paced sword and sorcery fantasy that picks up right where book one left off. Here are three excerpts to whet your appetite. ~~~ Excerpt 1 A woman, unlike...