By PJ Parrish We have a new contribution from a writer today. For me, it hit home, because it made me think about something I had been dealing with in my own books. I’ll explain after you take a moment … Continue reading
By John Gilstrap After spending a year creating a story line and populating it with characters that I hope are interesting, it’s time to send my novel off to my editor, who will let me know, in blisteringly easy-to-interpret terms, … Continue reading
By Elaine Viets After 15 years of writing cozy and traditional mysteries, I‛m back writing hard-boiled, forensic novels. I‛ve signed a two-book deal with Thomas & Mercer for the new, darker Angela Richman mysteries. Angela is a death investigator in … Continue reading
By Joe Moore @JoeMoore_writer Welcome back to TKZ after our winder break. I hope all of you had a wonderful time off with your families and friends. So, now it’s time to get back to work. When I graduated from … Continue reading
By Joe Moore@JoeMoore_writer It seems like every time I meet someone and they learn that I’m a writer, they always comment that they had often thought of writing a book, too. Sometimes I think the prospect of being a published … Continue reading
Eighteen months ago, I wrote a post in which I wondered whether social media were developing a personality disorder. Now I’m wondering whether social media are causing people to develop personality disorders.Over the years, the content of my Facebook feed has become … Continue reading
Jordan Dane@JordanDane A brave author/follower of TKZ has anonymously submitted the opener to a book entitled – The Good Guys. My critique will be on the flip side. Enjoy! Purchased from Fotolia by Jordan Dane I should’ve let the cops … Continue reading
By John GilstrapMy first two published novels, Nathan’s Run and At All Costs, are out of print, and the rights reverted to me several years ago. Thanks to the somewhat startling success of the first two books in the Jonathan … Continue reading
By Joe Moore Over the last week we’ve had a noticeable increase in traffic and comments. This was due to the discussion of a few controversial topics including the use of the F-bomb and the C-bomb in novels. Some of … Continue reading
I voted for a snollygoster this week, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Snollygoster (“a shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician”) is a word I adopted this week over at SaveTheWords.org. The web site enables people to “adopt” underused … Continue reading