John Yamrus - The Doomsday Minimalist
By Wolfgang Carstens
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Book Review
John Yamrus' DOING CARTWHEELS ON DOOMSDAY AFTERNOON is reviewed by Todd Moore.
How to Apply the Three Acid Tests of Persuasive Writing
By Philip Yaffe
Posted in: Book Writing Tips
How can you know that your text will be well received by your readers? Applying the three "acid tests" of good writing will ensure that your text will be clear, concise, and persuasive long before your readers ever lay eyes on it.
Sleepwalking In The Void: A Review of CRUDELY MISTAKEN FOR LIFE
By Wolfgang Carstens
Posted in: Book Review
Tony Moffeit, co-founder of the American Outlaw Poetry Movement, reviews crudely mistaken for life by Wolfgang Carstens.
Write With Style - Show Don't Tell
By Rosemary Morris
Posted in: Book Writing Tips
This article explains the difference between telling a story and showing what happens in the story.
A Field Trip May Be Just What A Novel Needs
By Stacy Juba
Posted in: Book Writing Tips
Field trips can expand a writer’s knowledge base and provide opportunities to gather color, atmosphere and on-scene information unavailable in a research book. Even more important, hands-on exposure will show editors you did your homework. Agents and editors trust authors who strive for accuracy and readers like authors who plunge them into a world ripe with authentic details.
Writing A Killer Mystery Series
By Stacy Juba
Posted in: Book Writing Tips
Writers can take many steps to improve their chances at series success. Not only does your book need an original concept and characters, it must also reflect qualities expected of all series. It’s not easy, but with careful planning, you can give readers what they crave. Here are 10 tips recommended by established mystery series authors.
Lynne Ellison recounts how she wrote Roman time travel novel The Green Bronze Mirror at age 14
By Christopher Posner
Posted in: Author Stories
Lynne recounts how she wrote The Green Bronze Mirror. This book was first published bn Blackie in 1966 and was out of print until it was reprinted last year by CNPosner Books with new illustrations by Philip Smiley.
