Today’s blog is a piece of flash fiction. Take a few minutes out of your hectic day and read this #flashfiction Click To Tweet It ends with a surprise. The Critic “Yikes! Don’t use that color green. It looks lackluster. You need to add more yellow.” Lackluster? What the hell? Okay. Whatever…I dabbed a bit […]
Archives for April 2016
5 Stars for the Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
If you enjoy historical memoir, you’ll love the Hare with the Amber Eyes #amreading Click To Tweet This is not just a story about art–the netsuke, hand-carved Japanese figurines–but a story about people. The author traces the home of his family’s collection of 264 netsuke (BTW, I Googled them so I could visualize them) from […]
3 Tips for Creating Suspense
As a reader, I love being in #suspense #amwriting Click To Tweet I’m to the kind of reader, however, who avoids too much suspense–meaning, if it gets too scary, I’m outta there. Granted some readers love that kind of heightened suspense, but me, I like enough to keep me turning the pages without so much […]
Tips for Finding New Books to Read
I’m a person who must have at least one book going #amreading Click To Tweet If I’m not reading something, I’m restless, probably eating ice cream directly from the fridge. So, having a stack of books is important to me. My mom used to be my best source for good reading. She and I shared […]
5 Star Reviews for e-Murderer
Awesome Book–You Cannot Put Down Jody J says… Jenna Scali works for Dr. Bingham whom is a shrink part time and, in her spare time she is going to college, takes belly dance classes with her friend Quentin being a well-respected history professor at the local university and her belly dance instructor. She lives alone […]
Tips to Make Your Characters Interesting
As a writer, I’m always thinking about my characters. What can they do to move the story along? Who are their friends? What passions do they have? Where do they like to go? What music do they listen to? Much of what I know about my character, I do not share with the reader. If […]
Why Aren’t You Visiting My Blog?
I work and work to create interesting content for writers and readers #amwriting #amreading Click To Tweet I share world-renowned blog posts. I write my own thoughts. And, I give tips from my experience as a writer. Things like HOW to show and not tell. Or, when to use a comma instead of a semi-colon. […]
MJ LaBeff Creates Suspense in her new book MIND GAMES
Today we are excited to welcome suspense writer, M.J. LaBeff” to our blog @MJLabeff Click To Tweet She’s written a number of books, including her newest release, MIND GAMES. Let’s learn more about M.J. the writer, and her books. JC: What made the “girl next door” start writing suspense stories? MJ: I’d always been a big fan of […]
The Confusing World of Mystery Genre
When I began writing fiction, I decided to write mysteries #amwriting #mystery Click To Tweet Why? I love to read mysteries. Actually I love reading lots of things, but I love the intrigue of a good mystery. When I picked up my pen and began the process of writing, I didn’t think, “What kind of […]
