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A Very Special Person Named FirstA little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way. —Allen Klein * * * My first two novels were written in third person. Each scene...
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Cinematic Dadsby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. We have a rich history of movies about fathers, from King Vidor’s...
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Cozy Words of WisdomToday Words of Wisdom takes a slightly self-indulgent turn to look at a personal favorite mystery sub-genre: the cozy. I’m a fan of cozy mysteries,...
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Reader Friday-Let’s Work Out the BugsBy Deb Gorman Today we discuss . . . yep, you got it . . . bugs! Some of my favorites: Here we have a box elder bug, an earwig, a grasshopper, a...
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Sugar Daddies: Sweet Treats or Sticky Situations?By Elaine Viets Long before “sugar daddy” was a popular term, rich, older men gave pretty young women money and expensive presents for...
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Structural EngineeringBy John Gilstrap For the 29th time in 29 books in a row, I find myself in the same predicament: roughly a month to go before deadline and woefully...
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When In Rome…ReadBy PJ Parrish Whenever I travel, I read. I mean, like a starving fool. I’ve given up trying to figure out why I don’t have a solid,...
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Emotional Trigger Words + The IdA trigger word is a word that evokes a strong emotional reaction to compel someone to act. The reaction could be anything from clicking an article,...
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The Power of Dilemmaby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell In his famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) monologue at the 2020 Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais...
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Going for the GoldBack in my larval stages, which occurred in the mid-1960s, my buddy Gary Selby and I were partners in a field day event called the Three-Legged...
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Reader Friday-What’s Your AKA?By Deb Gorman A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a person, place or thing. It is commonly used to express affection, amusement, a...
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Off To Killer ConOff To Killer Con Terry Odell I’m winging my way to Wisconsin for the Writers’ Police Academy. This isn’t your typical conference. It’s...
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Old Dog Learns New Trickby Debbie Burke @burke_writer When it comes to learning new technology tricks, I’m definitely an old dog. But if there’s...
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Running and Writing and the MarathonCome what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance. –Virgil * * * Writing a novel is often compared to running a marathon, and my...
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Oh, What a Feeling: How to Show Character Emotionsby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Don’t talk of stars burning above. If you’re in love, show me! Tell me no dreams filled with...
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Tracking Your Writing: Words of WisdomThe first time I participated in National Novel Writing month, I actually wrote a novel the month before writing my NaNo novel. The pre-NaNo novel...
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Reader Friday-What’s In Your Pet Pantry?It almost escaped me, but May is National Pet Month! We’ve had cats and dogs over the years, but dogs are our favorites. Oreo, the...
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Mental Models — A Latticework of Critical Thinking“A mental model is a compression of how something works. Any idea, belief, or concept can be distilled down. Like a map, mental models reveal key...
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The Most Potent Little Gadget In Your Writer’s ToolboxDear Readers: I am still in Italy and out of touch. Our Wifi here is almost non-existent! So I hope you don’t mind a re-post. This is one of...
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How Did I Get Here?With Memorial Day upon us, many folks will be on the road, listening to music or daydreaming while stuck in traffic. Nothing at all interesting...
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Some Scene Should be Hard to Writeby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell I was happily writing along in my WIP, the next Romeo thriller, and things were going pretty much as planned....
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Coincidence Be Thy NameOne complaint I often hear about plots is that coincidences come too frequently, or they’re unbelievable. Coincidences in fiction makes readers...
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Reader Friday-Memorial DayBy Deb Gorman First observed as Decoration Day on May 30, 1868, Memorial Day is observed in every state on the last Monday in May. There is a...
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True Crime Thursday – Bud and Breakfast Fraudby Debbie Burke @burke_writer Recreational marijuana is now legal in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Seventeen more states permit it for...
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Another Social Media Platform. Does it Stack Up?Another Social Media Platform. Does it Stack Up? Terry Odell I’m hoping this post will initiate some feedback/discussion, because this writer wants...
