Caravan musings

Ever though what happens when authors get uninterrupted time together? Well, I am fresh out of a writing retreat where I spent a long weekend with nine other authors doing what authors do, writing, talking, eating and drinking wine… not Read more

Book Review: Euphoria (Cedar Falls #9) by Shea Balik

Reviewed by Becca   TITLE: Euphoria SERIES: Cedar Falls #9 AUTHOR: Shea Balik PUBLISHER: Siren-Bookstrand Inc. LENGTH: 113 pages RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2015 BLURB: Shane Bartek has always dreamed of being the head chef in a high end restaurant. Read more

Monthly Guest Post—Andrew Q. Gordon—A Last Hurrah

I came out a bit more than 30 years ago. (Scary that some people reading this might not have been born then, but I don’t wanna think about that.) A guy had a crush on found out I’d played baseball Read more

Pantser or plotter? Why not be both?

I’ve been asked that question a few times. Do I write the book by the seat of my pants? Or do I make outlines and plot my story? The answer is yes. You see, when I start my book I Read more

True Story: Finding the Balance Between Realism and Storytelling

I love research. Seriously, I can lose hours or days to research if the topic is interesting enough. But, then it comes time to actually sit down and write a story, and sometimes reality, facts, and research can clash with Read more

Spending time with fictional characters

Which fictional characters do you want to spend time with? In my idle moments, I sometimes sit and ponder about which fictional people I’d like to sit down with and enjoy a beverage, or just hang out with. Here they Read more