by Brett & Kate McKay I’m a big fan of hard-boiled detective novels. I highlighted my favorites in a previous article. The thing about h...

Douglas A. Van Belle is an award-winning author and screenwriter, and winner of New Zealand's prestigious Sir Julius Vogel Award. His re...

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  Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings to all (and God bless us, everyone! -- thanks, Tiny Tim) ==========================...

by I.A. Watson   ’Twas the night before Christmas and down in the gutters The vermin were stirring with curses and mutters. Mister Big puffe...

It's official (with ebook to follow) for the first Rising Tide publication in over four years... and it was worth the wait. It's the...

by Granny Grammarian Primum Verbum Specta : First, look at the verb. So many issues of grammar can be resolved with this simple rule coined ...

These are all original holiday short-shorts written by our regular contributors. I sent them the following prompt: For our next writers roun...

 

 

Holly is forced to return to her parents’ farm after she loses her job and goes through the worst breakup of her life. Incapacitated by hope...

If you find yourself needing a little push or a little help getting started, try some of these prompts for Season-Themed tales: https://mind...

by Randy Ingermanson Writing a novel is easy. Writing a good novel is hard. That’s just life. If it were easy, we’d all be writing best-sell...

  Okay, writerly types, I've decided that in spite of my busy schedule this season, we are NOT going to let the holidays slide by withou...