Do current events affect fiction?

Monday musings by multiple bestsellers There is much happening in the world today. Events are reaching the lives of more and more people, more deeply than is usual in our fragmented, digitally distanced society. If fiction offers a mirror to society, how do fiction writers incorporate the events of the […]

Interesting times

Monday musings By Scott Bury “May you live in interesting times” is often identified as a curse. And while the current time is fraught with fear, division, violence and illness, it’s also interesting. Not to belittle or dismiss the seriousness of the crises affecting people. The hundreds of thousands of […]

Pandemic tales

Monday musings by bestselling authors Hopefully, we will soon live in post-pandemic world. But we all know that everything has changed. So much of what we once thought of as “normal” is now over and done. How will this affect the stories and books we love to read? BestSelling Reads […]

A hero of the Eastern Front

A war memoir Thursday teaser By Scott Bury The birthday of the main character of The Eastern Front Trilogy will be in two days. In his honour, we present a sample of the book that reveals something about his character and his family. Chapter 16: Fighting in their own way […]

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 […]

Why I write

Monday musings by bestselling author DelSheree Gladden Writing is an important form a stress relief for me. It produces a tangible product that helps me feel like I’m actually doing something and gives me a chance to quiet the chatter in my head and explore the thoughts and emotions that […]

What to write?

Monday musings on an author’s decision by bestselling author Raine Thomas I’ve never met an author who didn’t have at least five stories running through their minds at any given time. I’m no different! I hear characters in my head whenever I’m not focused on anything else…while I’m walking the […]