I’ve been on a journey of sorts over the past decade. I wanted to understand--intellectually, but also on a blood and bone level--the elemen...

I’ve discussed the structure of a CYOA story , the structure of a mystery , the structure of a short story , even the structure of a gre...

In previous posts I’ve talked about the difference between mysteries and thrillers . In a mystery an event happens toward the beginni...

One of the most difficult things about creating a book cover is selecting a font. I'll try Impact and maybe Engravers MT and then rea...

Flee is a fast paced, well-written thrill ride. Easy to read and impossible to put down it takes the reader into a world of spies and e...

Paranormal stories are still selling. According to TheBookseller.com, Simon & Schuster bought the rights to three paranormal thrillers ...