Writing in quarantine time

Everything has changed: travel, work, leisure. Visiting family and friends. Writing has changed, too. BestSelling Reads authors describe what’s different for them. Alan McDermott You’d think that being stuck at home would be great for a writer, but not this one. If I was alone it wouldn’t be such a […]

How does gravity work? Where do ideas come from?

Monday musings on the elusive source of inspiration by award-winning bestseller David C. Cassidy Where do my ideas come from? It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once. The truth is, it’s like asking, “How does gravity work?” Who the hell knows. As a writer, I can say that my ideas—some […]

Velvet Rain

A Thursday teaser from the Readers Favorite-selected read  By David C. Cassidy The black car eased left, onto the dark country road that would lead to its destruction. “I’m telling you,” Christensen said again, tapping his wristwatch. He’d been going on about it for nearly five minutes. “No way it’s […]

What does “show me, don’t tell me” mean?

Monday musings on writing By Scott Bury Characters are what stories are about. Plot is essential—we had to have a story to tell. Something has to happen, something that matters to you, the readers. But it has to happen to someone we care about, or identify with, or connect to […]