Last week, I pointed out a tidbit about Google Alerts. Another cool article to read by Heather von Doehren , that really breaks down the basics of RSS Feeds is Why Writers Need to Subscribe to RSS Feeds.
One of the RSS Feed Readers she mentions is Google Reader. Let me tell you, I LOVE Google [...]

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The Hunted by Mike Dellosso
Joe Saunders returns to his childhood home in Dark Hills to join the search party for his missing nephew, Caleb. When Caleb is found badly injured, news of the boy’s wounds are linked to some ferocious animal at large. Soon folks around town report seeing [...]

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Last week on a mailing list, Black Writers Christian Literature (an awesome group of writers), the subject of Google Alerts came up. Now I’m a web developer and I tell you it’s hard keeping up with trends. I’m still trying to get the hang of Web 2.0, blogging and Twitter. Not to include the social [...]

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I’m mainly going to concentrate on mystery and suspense on this blog, but I do read other genres as well. I generally love to read Christian Fiction and as book reviewer there are tons of books to choose from whether it’s mystery, suspense, women’s fiction, historical fiction, fantasy etc.
Last week, I ran across some [...]

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I still have problems with this “show” vs. “tell” part of writing. I received some excellent advice about keeping a notebook around wherever I go so I can jot down words that describe setting, emotions, senses, etc.
Whether you have chosen to write in the first person point of view (POV) or third person POV, a [...]

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I recently joined the Heartsong Presents — Mysteries Book Club and I have to say I’m really enjoying the book selections. They specialize in cozy mysteries and it’s been a big help to read this genre since I’m attempting to write one.
Subscribers receive four FREE books in addition to the four they receive [...]

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Mmm, I may be guilty of including cliches when I write. I can tell it is a cliche because I know it’s something I’ve heard over and over again.
Go to Mary DeMuth, So You Want to Be Published Blog to see which cliches you have been guilty of using in your own writing.
These are [...]

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Kimberly Winston of Publishers Weekly writes “You could say there’s not a lot of suspense in Christian suspense. In the battle between good and evil, good always wins; if there is violence, the worst happens off-page; and if the main character is a woman, she’ll wind up with the right guy in the end. But [...]

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