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Short Story Words of WisdomOne of my writing goals for 2024 is to write more short stories, something I used to do regularly. Early on, that was all I wrote. My first sales...
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Reader Friday: Learning“The only time you really fail is when you don’t learn from the experience.” – Chuck Norris What did you learn about your writing—or...
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Good ReadingBy Elaine Viets Reading is good for you. That’s right. Reading is healthier than a bale of kale, according to the studies I’ve seen. Here’s a...
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Writing is Pretending While Taking NotesBy John Gilstrap Happy New Year, TKZ family! As much as I love the Holiday Season, with all the parties and the outrageous caloric intake,...
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Why Do You Do This?Every morning, every evening Ain’t we got fun? Not much money, oh, but honey Ain’t we got fun? By PJ Parrish Well, I am feeling pretty...
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Who Is In Control of What You Do?It’s no secret that I’m slightly obsessed with the brain. Okay, okay, it’s a full-blown obsession, but it’s such a fascinating organ!...
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My Favorite Writing Remindersby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Some years ago I make a list of the things I wanted front-of-mind as I wrote. Here is that list, with some...
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Reader Friday: Public DomainSteamboat Willie, the first Disney synchronized-sound cartoon, is now in the public domain. The 1928 short features Mickey Mouse (whom Walt was...
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The Editor Over Your ShoulderI have a treat for Kill Zoners today. For years, I’ve followed advice from a Tucson, Arizona-based writer resource agency aptly called The...
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A Fond Farewell to 2023A Farewell to 2023 Terry Odell Let me be the third poster to ring in 2024, TKZers. Kay and Debbie covered the goals/resolutions topic very well,...
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One New Year’s Resolutionby Debbie Burke @burke_writer Welcome back to another year in The Kill Zone! Yesterday, Kay compiled a great collection of various new...
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New BeginningsThe beginning is the most important part of the work. –Plato * * * Happy New Year! I’m honored to be the first to welcome TKZers to 2024! I...
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It’s a Wonderful Spice: Minor Charactersby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell ’Tis the season for Christmas spice. Starbucks has reissued the ever-popular Pumpkin Spice Latte. All over the...
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Endings: Words of Wisdom“Sticking the landing” with a novel can be tricky. Wrong tone, wrong payoff, a cliffhanger that withholds some of the payoff and especially...
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Reader Friday: Books Worth Reading More Than OnceWe’ve all read books that pulled us in, entertained us, inspired us, informed us, enough that we wanted to read the book again, maybe multiple...
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The Christmas RescueBy Elaine Viets This is my last blog before the holiday break, and I wanted to tell you about my favorite Christmas memory. When I was growing up...
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Radio ReduxBy John Gilstrap I’ve mentioned several times in the Killzone corner of cyberspace that what of the great bits of good fortune I’ve...
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Are You Moonstruck?For the last few days, I’ve felt off. Writing had been difficult. Words refused to flow. Pumping out a decent chapter likened to delivering a 10...
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Your Book Means Somethingby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell In her excellent recent post Kris wrote: I know you’re tempted to dismiss theme as mere enhancement. Le cerise...
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Never. Give. Up.I was torn for the past couple of days, trying to come up with a topic for today’s blog. I started to pick up with my last post from a couple of...
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Reader/Writer Friday: Your Holiday Shopping ListAre You On Your Holiday Shopping List? The holiday shopping season has arrived. Black Friday has passed and we are being inundated with offers of...
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Marketing Outside the BoxMarketing Outside the Box Terry Odell This is my last post before TKZ takes its annual holiday hiatus, and I’d like to wish everyone a happy...
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Slang Fun Factsby Debbie Burke @burke_writer The saying “two countries divided by a common language” certainly applies to slang. American and British...
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Wrapping It Up“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” ―...
