by Shirley Jump I once had a neighbor I barely knew show me her new boob job as I was walking by to get the mail. It was definitely more information than I wanted to have (and totally unsolicited), and coupled with some stories she told me the day we moved in.. Go to Source
St. Patrick’s Church,Donegall Street, Belfast. by Eldred Bird St. Patrick’s Day is here, and l have the honor of supplying the WITS post this year. Luck of the Irish, right? To be perfectly honest I’m mostly Scottish and Nordic, but I prefer Irish whisky. I t.. Go to Source
By Lori Freeland I went to an art party once. The kind of party where I showed up with friends, a bottle of wine, and zero artistic talent. When I first stood in front of that blank canvas, brush in hand, I froze. I couldn’t even produce a stick figure that di.. Go to Source
by Penny C. Sansevieri With new books of every genre being added to Amazon daily, it’s crucial that you understand what makes for good book promotion on the platform and what you can be doing better. A lot of authors begin an Amazon ad campaign without learni.. Go to Source
by Colleen M. Story Are you suffering from writing-related pain? If you spend considerable time at the computer, you’re in pain now, have been in the past, or will be in the future. Not encouraging, I know! But after being a professional, full-time writer for.. Go to Source
by Piper Bayard of Bayard & Holmes Before our characters in the Intelligence Community can save the world, they have to be recruited. While we can accomplish this any number of ways in fiction, reality is a bit more limited. It’s not quite this easy… In.. Go to Source
by James R. Preston ”Left, James, swing left!” I pushed off and swung left just as a boulder the size of a refrigerator hurtled down the cliff toward me. One of the principles of adult training is called the WIIFM, which is an acronym for What’s In It For Me… Go to Source
by Lisa Hall-Wilson Deep POV takes the idea of ‘show don’t tell’ to what seems like new extremes for those more familiar with limited third person POV, or first person narration POV styles of writing (not to mention more distant POV styles like omniscient or .. Go to Source
by Ellen Buikema Begin in the Past When building the world for your science fiction story, consider creating the backstory, or history. Whether your world is an advanced space-faring civilization, about to encounter aliens, or if a virus wiped out most of the.. Go to Source
By Kris Maze Can authors ever really, truly Put-Down-the-Pen? While many dream of spending endless mornings writing the next Great Novel, others eyeball-deep in edits and deadlines count down the days until they can just sleep in. Whether you are starting out.. Go to Source
