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What My Horse Taught Me About Character Arcs“No one can teach riding so well as a horse.” –C.S. Lewis * * * Two years ago this month, I wrote my first guest post for the Kill Zone Blog, and I...
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The Most—and Least—Enjoyable Parts of Writingby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell I love this place. Remember when sepia-tone Dorothy opens the door of her transported house, and sees a strange...
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Reviewed Words of WisdomI made my first sales as a flash fiction writer in 2009-11. A number of my stories appeared at Every Day Fiction, and that magazine provided my...
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Reader Friday – Secret Reading Places and Unique Reading HabitsMany surveys of reading habits have been done here at TKZ on Reader Fridays. I couldn’t find any on unusual reading habits, so I thought that might...
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Improving Your CreativityCreativity is the phenomenon of finding imaginative ideas and turning them into reality. It’s the process of bringing something new and original...
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Walking The Streets Of TexasBy John Gilstrap As I write this, I’m sitting at a scarred desk in my room on the third floor of the Holland Hotel in Alpine, TX. A century...
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PJ Parrish will returnUnfortunately, PJ’s computer has crashed, and her post will be delayed until next time.
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Research Notes and Fun FactsJSB’s post yesterday reminded me of all my notes in my phone, many of which I’ll never use. So, I thought I’d share them with you. Perhaps...
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Your Magnificent “What If” Muscleby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell I’ve often thought of the imagination as a muscle. With proper care and exercise, it gets stronger. Leave it...
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Just One BookBack in the early 1980s, I taught school under my good friend Curtis, who was then an Assistant Principal. Like me, he absorbed books by the...
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Reader Friday: TGIF and HumorWith so much angst, strife, and division in our world today, we need to be reminded that we still have much to be thankful for, and that laughter...
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True Crime Thursday – Victim, Villain, AntagonistBy Debbie Burke @burke_writer Dictionary.com defines victim as: a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of...
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Travel as Writing FodderTravel as Writing Fodder Terry Odell I’m back, and after a prolonged bout of de-jet-lagging, almost functioning again. Before I left, I made the...
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First Page Critique – Finding GraceBy Debbie Burke @burke_writer Today we welcome another Brave Author who’s submitted a first page for discussion. Please enjoy then we’ll discuss...
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Your Brain on Writing“The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.” –Anne Lamott * * * Simply put, writing is good for you. Just as physical exercise enhances...
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Accentuate the Positiveby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Happy Father’s Day! I hope all you dads out there get in some good relaxation time. Unless, of course, you’re...
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Writing MindsetsThe mindset you have as a writer can make a huge difference. Not just your mindset when you sit down to draft or revise what you’ve written, but...
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Reader Friday: Page TurnersWelcome to Reader Friday. Thank you to Steve Hooley for inviting me to guest post. Let’s get to it. Do you remember reading under the covers? I do....
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The Red Queen Effect — For Writers“Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice...
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Business Cards and Job TitlesBy John Gilstrap After twenty years of using the same business card design, I decided a couple of weeks ago that it was time for a change. There...
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Searching For That Great Title? Dig Deep Into Your ThemeYou can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal. — William S. Burroughs. By PJ Parrish Would it have been the same if...
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Newsletters Part III: Welcome Sequence How ToIf you missed any parts of this newsletter series or need a refresher, find both here: Part I or Part II As I mentioned earlier, I use MailerLite....
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Are You More Mystery or Suspense?by James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Early in my writing education, I read something about mystery and suspense that helped a great deal. The author...
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That Character Who Took OverImagination. That’s what writers possess, something invisible and hard to explain to those who don’t have such a gift. Authors have an ability to...
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Reader Friday: Location, location, locationLocation, location, location vs. Setting, setting, setting You’ve heard the #1 rule for property value in real estate;...
