By Z.J. Czupor On Tour with Dead Writers is Z.J. Czupor's new installment on Rogue Women Writers. Guess the correct dead writer and be entered to win a free book. This is a postcard rendition of the 31-story Shelton Hotel, once heralded as the tallest skyscraper in the world, which opened in 1923....
A BLOOMING BOUQUET OF READS
By Jenny Milchman No matter what the groundhog reported, it’s still blissfully chilly where I live, the ground as hard as iron and snow on all the peaks (even though we had to do without enough of the white stuff down at lower elevation). You’re probably getting the idea that I absolutely...
CHANNEL YOUR INNER BATMAN
By Isabella Maldonado What do Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Beyoncé Knowles, Steve Jobs, and Kobe Bryant have in common? They all had to overcome shyness, public challenges, or inner struggles to perform at the highest levels—while the world was watching and judging their every move—and conceal...
HOW OLD ARE YOU—REALLY?
By Karna Small Bodman Satchel Page once said, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” That’s an intriguing question. I recently discovered one clever way to find out. I read an article in The Wall Street Journal about three companies/laboratories who use a DNA sample to estimate...
NEVER PULL A PEPPER
By Tracy Clark I just checked my latest manuscript for Pepper. I’m good! Remember the old ‘70s TV show Police Woman? It starred Angie Dickinson as Det. Pepper Anderson? I do. In fact, I remember it every time I sit down to write, because there are some things I have to remember not to do, thanks...
HOLIDAYS: COMMEMORATION, CELEBRATION, AND JUST PLAIN FUN!
By Chris Goff On January 15th, the United States honored Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a great man, a Baptist minister and a social activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement. Through peaceful protest, he sought equality and human rights for African Americans, the...
OTHO ESKIN GOES ROGUE
Kimberley Howe: When I hear "art theft," I always flash on the movie, The Thomas Crowne Affair. If you delve into Otho Eskin’s new novel, you’ll learn about a dazzling heist that still remains unsolved today—an event he uses as a springboard for a compelling story that brings big Pharma together...
FINGERPRINTS AND FISH TANKS: Does that really work?
By Lisa Black Remember that scene in Beverly Hills Cop II where Eddie Murphy uses Judge Reinhold's turtle tank and some superglue to develop a fingerprint on a matchbook? It was 1987, and that was not commonly known technology to the average viewer, who probably wondered if that actually worked....
ON TOUR WITH DEAD WRITERS: O CANADA
By Z.J. Czupor On Tour with Dead Writers is Z.J. Czupor's new installment on Rogue Women Writers. Guess the correct dead writer and be entered to win a free book. The Univeristy of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada is where this award-winning writer re-united with her old high school...
MY FAVORITE PART
By Tosca Lee Sometimes people ask me what my favorite part of writing is. It’s not first drafts. Pull my fingernails out with pliers, why don’t you. Rewriting and editing is much more fun. That’s where I roll my sleeves up and really get to work. Because now I’ve got that messy lump of clay on the...