Our January contest will run from the 1st – 18th. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting a “Let’s Talk” article, and there are more […]
Gingerbread Men Rule! By Maggie Toussaint Close your eyes for a second and imagine your favorite holiday cookie. Got it? Me too. I’ve always had a yen for Gingerbread men. As far back as I can remember, that was THE treat I wanted most during the holidays. I didn’t want that pan of gingerbread topped […]
Does Genre Matter? by Terry Odell When I started writing, my reading preferences were primarily mystery, so that’s what I wanted to write. I had a basic premise—a cop who never crossed the line, and a woman as a victim of a crime he’d investigate. I figured it would be about his investigation, but as […]
Gift Shopping by Nancy J Cohen As we are bombarded with shopping bargains and daily deals during this gift-giving season, let’s remember the joy a book can bring to a friend or family member. Keeping the person’s interests in mind, you can find something for every taste. What they watch on TV or in the […]
If it’s in print is it true? by Karla Darcy While shopping for Thanksgiving dinner at the grocery store I began to wonder how much of what we see in print is true. As a writer I try to write accurately and research my facts but I’m not convinced that the rest of the world […]
Our December contest will run from the 1st – 18th. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting a “Let’s Talk” article, and there are more […]
Binging. Cookies or books? By Karla Brandenburg I like my food fresh, as in not days old. And for those things that I enjoy eating, I have a tendency to overeat, because they are better fresh (and not days old). Take chocolate chip cookies, for instance. My patient husband does not understand how I can […]
Operation New Hope By Tina Whittle I’ve always been a sucker for a story with a happy ending. It’s one of the reasons I write mysteries – good triumphs over evil, and life returns to the sweetly normal. However, I didn’t expect to find such a powerful one in the Chatham County Detention Center. This […]
Killer Shorts by Maggie Toussaint I write long, even when I worked for the newspaper, and I was always having to consolidate and weed out material. There’s a part of me that wants to bring the whole town along on a story ride, and that’s why I shied away from short stories forever. Then I […]
Our November contest is over. Our December contest will begin on the 1st. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting a “Let’s Talk” article, and […]
