Seasoned writing conference attendees share insight on etiquette, relationship building, a few faux pas, and that thing on everyone’s mind — the pitch.

Read The Hooded Figure before slipping down to the fiery gates of Hell. Don’t want you to get lost, now. James dropped his head and twisted around toward the group. His dark brown eyes glowered at the teenagers as they huddled in a circle. A sneer appeared, and a roar of sinister laughter crawled up ...

Who has been watching me from this home?   This had me wondering as I looked all over the house. The rooms were empty as I looked at each one. Everything around the house was dusty and old. Filled with cobwebs, I decided to step up to the spiraling staircase again for the fifth time that ...

Many writers and students are taking to the internet to help them with their grammar. Gone are the days where no such tools existed. Remembering the grammar rules was the norm, but not anymore. Companies have developed specialized artificial intelligence software to check a manuscript for errors. Some software is free, up to a certain ...

It is said that on the seventh full moon of the year of the Strexlar comet, the power lines are stronger than ever. The comet only passes once every ninety-eight years. Those with the ability to harness the power use this time to their advantage. It is a long and dangerous eighteen months for those ...

Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Gertie 30 While Gertie remained outside the restaurant. She heard a voice hollering at her. “Gertie, we have a long shift ahead again today.” Gertie took a big sigh and came back inside. Max, the cook, had called her back inside. He did not want her to ...

“Pip, wait up! What’s wrong?” I didn’t say anything, and I didn’t stop until we were back at the library. In between pants I told him about meeting Boss. Tino looked really nervous when I got to the part about the reading. “You don’t think we’ll get in trouble do you?” “I don’t think so. ...

I have struggled my whole life to find that one thing I’m more passionate about above all else. Growing up, I wanted to be everything from a teacher to a singer to a lawyer to an astronomer. When I was about 11, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer, and this is the ...

We covered the holo base and disk and headed to the house the gang used as a base, an old mansion that was just outside the city, a mile away from Virgil’s library. The house had six bedrooms and a huge living and dining room. There used to be a music room, but a storm ...

Read part one here! The smell of bacon and freshly brewed coffee called me from my slumber. I carefully made my way downstairs; every muscle in my body hurt. “How are you feeling?” my mom said as she kissed me on the head like she used to when I was home from school, sick. I ...