by Rob Brunet Long before I had an agent or a publishing contract for Stinking Rich, I pasted a map of the U.S. on the wall behind my d...

By Rich Zahradnik Writing—the writing process itself—changed in a big way for me from my first novel to my second, and in a way I didn’t ...

By L. A. Starks What do you do when your characters talk too much, dwell too long on their histories, make a break for a random subplot, o...

I t's the first Thursday in February and that means new releases.  Please take a look and let’s celebrate these debut authors' suc...

by Susan Israel As a writer of fiction, I make up a lot of ‘imaginary friends’ and quite a few villains. I find myself wishing they were r...

by Sherry Knowlton For as long as I can remember, I wanted to write a novel, specifically a thriller.    But, I could never quite get pa...

By Dennis Hetzel Probably the hardest part of co-authoring a book with my friend Rick Robinson was getting Rick to sympathize with the Chi...

by Erica Wright Around ten years ago, a friend suggested that I submit to a flash fiction anthology looking for writers. I’m embarrassed ...

Happy New Year! A new year and new debut releases!  I t's the first Thursday in January.  Please take a look and let’s celebrate their...

By David Swatling            Last week I did one of those ubiquitous Internet quizzes: “Which Christmas Movie Character Are You?” I was ...