If you're a crime writer, a mystery novelist, or you just need to bump off a character without violence or bloodshed, using poison might be your cup of tea...or maybe in their cup of tea. Sometimes writers think it's easy to just pick out any poison and use it to kill...
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Got Writer’s Block? 3 Outside-The-Box Ideas To Break Free
If you've ever had writer's block - and what writer hasn't? - you know how frustrating it is. You've got a story to tell, it's banging on the walls of your brain trying to get out, but you just can't hear what it wants to say. Or you want to enter a writing contest...
The Dark New World of YA Neo-Noir Fiction Writing
Dark streets. Shadowy figures. Tough talk. A dead body. Have we just walked into a 1930s Humphrey Bogart film noir movie? No, we're stepping into one of the hot new contemporary subgenres: YA neo-noir. Noir writing made a big comeback a few years ago, but the...
Fantasy Writers: Magazines for Your Story Submissions
If you're a fantasy writer looking to submit short stories to magazines, you know how time consuming and frustrating it can be searching online for the right fit, spending precious time clicking and clicking when you'd rather be writing and submitting. We're going to...
How To Destroy Action and Suspense Scenes
You're reading an action scene; things are really getting hot. Who will live? Will someone die? Is there a chase that's moving like lightning? You're reading a suspense scene; it's really intense. Will the protagonist be discovered? Will the escapee be recaptured? Can...
Better Safe Than Sued: Lyric Legalities
One of the most common issues we advise our clients about is the legality of using lyrics in their writing. Lyrics are extremely tempting to use in books because they set a tone, express a feeling, create atmosphere and convey a message everyone can relate to. But...
Authentic Writing: Writers’ Resources For US Military References
Writers, do you believe your readers won't notice misinformation in your fiction? Think there are no fact checkers out there? You'd be wrong. Your writing is read by people with all types of backgrounds and experiences - both personal and professional. When a novel...
Excerpt from Jin Okubo’s Kaoru In Loves Shadow
Read about Jin's book Kaoru: in Loves Shadow, the second book after Love. Check back tomorrow for Proof Positive's interview with Jin! ~~~ Title: Kaoru: In Loves Shadow Author: Jin Okubo Genre: Romance Blurb: Robert would love nothing better than to go unnoticed....
Only 99 cents for J.K. Norry’s Trilogy, Walking Between Worlds!
ONE DAY ONLY! Get the entire Walking Between Worlds trilogy for just 99 cents on June 3rd. http://mybook.to/WBWTrilogy About the trilogy Supernatural/Contemporary Fantasy, from author J.K. Norry Demons & Angels (Book I) Meet the unsung heroes of the...
A Sister Author and a Sister Publisher!
With one sister a debuting author and the other a debuting publisher, how can it go wrong? “Forever Looking Forward”. That’s their motto. And that was what they were thinking when they decided to drop everything and just do it. Once upon a time a sister told her...