Persistence and Determination: Cal Gets it Right

“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius w...

Learning to Plot with Scrivener

Based on recommendations from people who’ve tried Scrivener, I went ahead and bought it – especially after I realized it was only $40.  At t...

First Impressions: DIE TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY

Our third First Impression post for March is DIE TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY, a MG fantasy by Joy Dawn Johnson. The shadow slid under the door and a...

First Impressions: NOT ME

Our second submission for First Impressions is a YA Thriller, titled NOT ME by Taffy Lovell. I glance out my dirty bedroom window. The sky p...

First Impressions: PATRIOTS

Our first submission for First Impression in March comes from Salvatore Cuciti. PATRIOTS is an Adult Mystery. Chapter 1 Though I walk throug...

Tweeting in the Nineteenth Century

They say there’s nothing new under the sun. via Wikimedia Commons I’ve written before that séances were like a nineteenth century version o...

I Wanna Give Stuff Away

Last week, I got a giant box full of CAGED GRAVES t-shirts, featuring the artwork of my daughter’s friend, Emily Hutchison. And I’m anxious ...

What I've Been Up To

This has been me for the past two weeks or so: Not Darth Vader. The poor guy hanging in the Sith Lord’s grip, unable to get away. The role o...

Blood and Beaches and Kissing

Today I’ve invited my critique partner, Krystalyn Drown , to write a post about the inspiration for her novel, LEGASEA, newly released by Cu...

Book to Screen

I recently had the opportunity to view an almost-final cut of THE SPIRIT GAME, which will soon be making the 2013 film festival rounds. It w...

When It Rains, It Pours

The publishing world is like that. Months and months of NO ACTIVITY. And then a bunch of stuff happens all at the same time. I’ve seen a sem...

First Impressions: THE SOMEWHAT MANLY SCRAPBOOK OF LUMBERSTAN’S BIG WOODS ADVENTURE

Our next First Impression post for the month of February comes from Alison DeCamp. It’s an MG work titled THE SOMEWHAT MANLY SCRAPBOOK OF LU...

First Impressions: THE LEGACY OF THE EYE

Our second First Impressions for February comes from Patricia Moussatche. It’s an adult Science Fiction novel called THE LEGACY OF THE EYE. ...

First Impressions: THE BLINDED GARDENER

First Impressions in February comes from Michael Di Gesu today. Michael is sharing the first page of his YA Edgy Contemporary novel THE BLIN...

Interview: Leigh Talbert Moore

A few weeks ago, I was skiing in the mountains with my family, and I ordered up ROUGE by Leigh Talbert Moore on my Kindle to read over the ...