Every week I weed through over 100 blogs, looking for writing advice and new and interesting books to read. Considering how time consuming this is, I share the posts I find the most interesting here every week. If you’d like me to add your blog to my feeder or a link from my weekly tour, [...]

Every week I weed through over 100 blogs, looking for writing advice and new and interesting books to read. Considering how time consuming this is, I share the posts I find the most interesting here every week. If you’d like me to add your blog to my feeder or a link from my weekly tour, [...]

  “I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” Edgar Allan Poe I hate to admit I often wonder if I’m losing my mind, which is why this quote jumped out at me. Thanks Mr. Poe!  There is more comfort in insanity.

This week’s posts over at the Wicked Writer’s blog were book reviews of recent reads. My post, Hmmm… What to Review? ended up discussing Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert and Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry. Read the other writer’s opinions: C. J. Ellison, Book Reviews: C.J.’s choice is Urban Fantasy Greg Marshall [...]

How to Join the Tour All About Writers & Books This week’s highlight was an interview with fellow Wicked Writer Gregory Marshall Smith over at Labotomy of a Writer. I finished reading They Call the Wild Muryah and Greg is quite the new talent in Sci Fi writing. The eBook is free on Smashwords and [...]

This week’s posts over at the Wicked Writer’s blog were all about where we are in regards to publishing our latest works. It was my week for the guest blogger, so I thought it only appropriate we have a publisher join us. I did an interview the Gaynor Stenson of Vamplit Publishing in two parts. [...]

How to Join the Tour All About Writers & Books I really enjoyed Fairy Tales Gone Naughty over at Book Junkie because I’ve dabbled in writing a few of my own. This week wrapped up with guest posts by Brenna Lyons and Natasha Moore If you’re looking for new releases, check out New Vampire Books [...]

This week’s posts over at the Wicked Writer’s blog were all about writing dialog. My post was about writing for a memorable performance. Read the other writer’s opinions: C. J. Ellison, When Life is Like Seinfeld Greg Marshall Smith, did he just say “intercourse”? Supriya Savkoor, “This Story Needs Some dialogue,” She Gasped Steve Liskow, [...]

How to Join the Tour All About Writers & Books I really enjoyed this interview with Pamela Samuels Young over at Book Junkie, especially when she talks about trying to get people to critique her first novel. New Way of Book Reviewing was good for a chuckle. It’s one student’s comparison of ‘Titanic’ and ‘My [...]

This week’s posts over at the Wicked Writer’s blog were all about crossing genres. My post explores subgenres, dark fantasy, splatterpunk and cow mutilations. We also had our third guest blogger this week, Heidi Noroozy, a multi-cultural mystery writer born in Iran. Read the other writer’s opinions: C. J. Ellison, Cross Genre = Where Do [...]