Category: Guest Article

S.M. Stevens, author of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

  S.M. Stevens, author of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades     Why I Wrote a “#MeToo Novel”   Almost every time I am interviewed about my new novel Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, the interviewer asks why I wanted to write about sexual abuse and… Continue Reading “S.M. Stevens, author of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades”

Worldbuilding: Creating fantasy worlds as real as our own by R.J. Vickers

When I was reading The Way of Kings, an epic fantasy by one of the masters of worldbuilding, Brandon Sanderson, I came across something that emphasized how deeply he had thought through his world.

How a Memoir Transforms Lives By Robert Jacoby and John Robinette

 How a Memoir Transforms Lives By Robert Jacoby and John Robinette Our book, Never Stop Dancing: A Memoir, is actually three stories: it’s John’s story of losing his wife Amy, killed instantly in a pedestrian traffic accident, and left alone to raise their two… Continue Reading “How a Memoir Transforms Lives By Robert Jacoby and John Robinette”

Never let emotion get in the way of revenge by Jonathan Harries, author of Infatuation: A novel of questionable taste  

Never let emotion get in the way of revenge by Jonathan Harries, author of Infatuation: A novel of questionable taste   I like to believe that my head is in New York, but my heart is somewhere in Africa. Most of my books are… Continue Reading “Never let emotion get in the way of revenge by Jonathan Harries, author of Infatuation: A novel of questionable taste  “

The Seaborne by A.G.Rivett

A novel of Celtic quantum time that asks us to consider the ways in which we are all born strangers, seaborne foundlings, living between worlds. A parable for our particularly torn times. Damian Walford Davies   What if you had no choice but to… Continue Reading “The Seaborne by A.G.Rivett”

Pen-name or not? By Dennis Scheel

Pen-name or not? By Dennis Scheel   When we first sit down to write, one thing we must consider is about whether we wish to use Pen names, or just a version of our own name, (pseudonym). Many famous writers have used some version… Continue Reading “Pen-name or not? By Dennis Scheel”

Callie Bowld On Writing: “Get Off the Couch!” by Callie Bowld

Callie Bowld On Writing: “Get Off the Couch!” by Callie Bowld I wrote a book. While some say that is an applaudable task in and of itself—and I believe it is—I am also a perfectionist, an over-achiever if you will. I don’t settle for… Continue Reading “Callie Bowld On Writing: “Get Off the Couch!” by Callie Bowld”

SHOE POLISH by Neville Diony

SHOE POLISH by Neville Diony   When cars drive by, the dust will cover the sky before settling back down, only for a few minutes, as another vehicle speeds through the local highway, only to raise the earth again. The village sky remained mostly… Continue Reading “SHOE POLISH by Neville Diony”

Translating Stories Into Different Languages by Whitney Rines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                Translating Stories Into Different Languages by Whitney Rines     An experience I’ve found much more interesting lately, mainly because I’ve become much more aware of it, is translating stories into different mediums and filters, and how it… Continue Reading “Translating Stories Into Different Languages by Whitney Rines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “