My creative writing teachers in college always used to say there was no such thing as writer’s block. They said as long as you sat down to write something would end up on the page eventually. I usually don’t have this issue because I have a cast of characters who will comment on anything from ...

We may not want to admit it, but there IS a formula for writing a best-selling novel. We writers want to think our ideas are special, that the paths our own novels take are unique and one of a kind. That’s only half true, though. Every great story, since the beginning of time, follows a ...

Anyone else feel like they need an AA meeting because they are a little (a lot) interested (obsessed) with reading and books? For the about of time, energy, and money spent because of this passion (addiction)? Us book lovers can’t seem to function without reading and can develop a twitch just thinking about the time not ...

Writing makes me feel like I'm a part of something bigger than this.

What turns a villain into a villain? If you could see another side to some of your most disliked villains would you? “Dirty Villains” has turned into more than an anthology, but a connection between authors. With Facebook page takeovers, group chats, working together to meet deadlines, the stories turned into more than a collection ...

A revolution. A kick-butt female protagonist. A feuding royal family. Betrayal after betrayal. Dystopian YA novels have grown increasingly popular in the last two decades. With books like The Hunger Games and Divergent, this genre has a huge franchise in not only books but movies and merchandise. Fandoms appear seemingly overnight and consume those within. ...

There’s a reason why people write. Some do it to relieve stress or organize their thoughts. Others write for their own entertainment or to entertain others. Maybe you’re one of the people who only write when they must. No matter what your motive is, I’m sure that we can agree on one thing – writing ...

Recently, I had the honor of contributing to an erotica anthology ,and to say it was a learning experience is an understatement. An anthology is a collection of stories from different authors published in one book, but it’s more than that. I learned more about the writing process from this experience than I had from ...

There is an author on Facebook that I follow. She is amazing, and dedicated to collecting reviews for her books. More times than not she is pushing for sales and reviews. At first, I wondered what the big deal was (I would still review, but was curious) and why they were needed to badly. Until ...