Grumpy Old Men as Inspiration By: Kimberly G. Giarratano Greetings from a glorious Northeast! A bit of magic has been sprinkled upon us: for the past two weeks, we have had nothing but blue skies, sunshine, and a layer of golden pollen whose goal is to take us out one-by-one (I haven’t stopped...
by Alex Kava Alex Kava’s Grace and Maggie O’Dell are two of readers favorite characters. Last month, I received this Facebook message from a reader with a great question: “Maggie O’Dell was my introduction to thrillers back when I was maybe 14 or 15 years old, so I’m really happy there’s this...
by Tracy Clark I just gave my first author presentations on craft, one on writing settings and one on building book people (characters). I think I did okay. I hope I did. But I’m a writer, not Mr. Chips, so things might have been a little, you know, shaky. I put the presentation together (with...
KJ Howe: The honey trap has been a powerful tool used to discover secrets in the spy game. Most people envision a female seducer who is able to penetrate enemy lines, but did you know about the Romeo program used in WWII? Well, Paul Vidich extrapolates this unique idea on his journey back to 1989...
