Read an excerpt from Justin Gustainis’ new urban fantasy, EVIL WAYS

I had the pleasure of reviewing Gustanis’ debut novel, Black Magic Woman, last year.
The sequel, Evil Ways, has just come out and you may read an excerpt here.
Read my interview with the author here.
Check out the author’s Website.
I will be reviewing Evil Ways pretty soon, so stay tuned!

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Guest Post by Mark LaFlamme, Author of DIRT, THE PINK ROOM, and VEGETATION

So, I’m sitting at a gloomy bar and gazing dreamily into the mirror behind the array of bottles. I’m not thinking about anything deep, really. Just wondering if my nose is getting bigger and if I should do something about that.
A burly man sits down next to me and taps his fingers on the bar [...]

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Guest Post: “Don’t Give Up!” by Pamela Samuels

You’ve been working on your novel for months, maybe even years, and lately you feel more discouraged than ever. Perhaps it’s the disappointment of not having finished the book yet. Maybe you don’t know where to go next with your story. Or it’s possible that you’re just physically and emotional drained from [...]

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Review of JANEOLOGY, by Karen Harrington

What propels a mother to suddenly ’snap’ and murder her own children?
The premise for Karen Harrington’s first novel, JANEOLOGY, is certainly ambitious and fascinating. I couldn’t help thinking, with a premise like his, she better know how to pull it off.
Tom and Jane are the ‘perfect’ American couple. He is a college professor, [...]

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Interview with Irene Watson

Irene Watson is the award-winning author of The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference and The Story Must be Told. She’s also the Managing Editor of Reader Views, a book review site catering to readers, writers, and the publishing community. Currently, Irene is touring the blogosphere to promote her memoir, The Sitting Swing, [...]

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Guest Post: “The Stuff That Makes Characters Jump Off The Page” by Marta Stephens

Characterization is one aspect of writing that many authors struggle with at one time or another. So where do you start? Let’s say you’ve determined who your character is, what he or she looks like, now take it a step further — find a way to make the character as real for the reader [...]

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