by Guest Author | Aug 31, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Poems
Hate leaks from lipsits powerful punch poisoning all within its wake.Wasting weighty words on trivial pursuits.Love flows from the heart,soothing lotion pours in caressing rivers,healing wounds, seeping into souls.Hate’s army of admirers,keen to ingratiate themselves,...
by Guest Author | Aug 17, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
Chapter 1: I Have a PlanJuly 2014My mobile phone buzzes in front of me on the bare windowsill. One message. Lock me in at 11, as usual, Sonja writes. Same message she sent yesterday at this time. Same as the day before. And the day before that… She reminds me every...
by Guest Author | Aug 3, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
Dialogue is important When I read a piece of prose, whether it’s a short story or a novel, and the dialogue is done well, my heart gives a little skip of excitement. (I know, an exciting life!) Here is a writer who has taken the time to learn their craft. And it...
by Guest Author | Jul 20, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
1. Writing A Thriller is Like Drafting A Marketing Plan! Most movies start with very fast-paced action. A few seconds into the glorious destruction of the set, in billows of smoke and cordite, we get a glimpse of what our main character is made of. Ian Fleming’s James...
by Guest Author | Jul 6, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
My ancestors began their lives in the fertile crescent of Egypt about 4,000 years ago. The Egyptians revere us as the great hunters we are and worship us as gods and goddesses. One of the most revered goddesses is Bastet. She, the keeper of the hearth and home,...
by Guest Author | Jun 29, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
A late November gust whips my cheeks, picks at my skirt, sticky arthritis fingers stretch into my pockets. I poke into that hole I haven’t had time to mend, then tangle in loose threads, another poke from that tatty appointment card worn from calls of harassment—book,...
by Guest Author | Jun 22, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
Cigarette smoke fills my nose and I see my father slam my mother by her neck onto the cracked polyurethane coated, wood kitchen table by her neck. This is the earliest memory I have; this is what keeps me up at night with cold sweats and wishful thinking. This memory...
by Guest Author | Jun 15, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
Ryan Williamson is a novelist and graphic designer. His latest novel is the Supernatural Western, “The Widow’s Son.” He is currently working on his next novel. Follow Ryan on Twitter @rywilwrite and visit his website at...
by Guest Author | Jun 8, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
When in doubt as to your writing prowess as an indie author (I am an indie author, and a new one at that), keep an open mind. You likely have an AWESOME story, but you want to tell it in the best way possible because you’re competing with thousands of others....
by Guest Author | Jun 1, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
A few years ago I became interested in the opportunities presented by ghostwriting. Now, that wasn’t something I had considered earlier in my writing career. For one thing, I looked at the idea with a certain amount of disdain. I felt I was too good for it. I feel a...
