Three authors tackle Blank Page Syndrome

One of the greatest challenges a writer faces is Blank Page Syndrome. When we sit down to write with a fresh sheet of paper or a blank word-processor screen, the page or screen looks back at us as if to say, “Well?” Three BestSelling Reads member authors discuss how they […]

But is it real?

The second instalment in our series comparing the feelings evoked by e-books and paperbacks. This week, the musings of A.J. Llewellyn When I had my first romance novel published in 2008, I was super excited. I loved the cover of my book, Phantom Lover, and my publisher at Extasy Books […]

Paper versus e-book: How do they feel?

BestSelling authors reflect on how it feels to hold a book in your hands, and on a screen This week, BestSelling Reads launches a series of posts that looks at how different kinds of books, paperback and electronic, make us feel. What emotions and memories surface when we pick up […]

In fiction, concision matters

Lessons learned from journalism By DelSheree Gladden I recently made the transition back into journalism, as an editor this time rather than a writer. In my position, I largely work with newer freelance writers who don’t have a background in journalism and may not have a background in writing at […]

New book! Wraith World

It’s hitting the e-shelves tomorrow: the follow-up to the acclaimed sci-fi space opera, Ghost Star By Roger Eschbacher Galen glanced nervously at the vidscreen. The data scroll showed the unknown ship was holding steady, not getting any closer but not pulling back. “Do you get the feeling they’re playing with […]

Three things I wish I’d known before becoming an author

Monday musings by Raine Thomas I first became a published author on July 24, 2011. I’ll never forget the nerves that shimmied through me before my husband pressed the publish button on Amazon (I couldn’t do it.) It was as though I knew my life would never be the same […]

How to choose a title—by design

An author’s path to naming a tale By Lucy Appadoo I chose my novel’s title to be A Life By Design for two reasons.  The first one has to do with my character, Elena who aspires to study fashion design in Milan. It takes a lot of coaxing with her authoritative father, […]

Why I write—and why I write what I write

A writer’s words for Wednesday By David C. Cassidy I’m a visual person. A creative person. As a photographer, I’m trained to “see” images before I make them. I’m trained to “create” them. For me, writing is equally visual. I see words in my head; entire scenes play out like […]

What’s just TOO frightening?

A Saturday scare from BestSelling Reads authors BestSelling Reads authors write some scary books. And we love to read some scary stuff, too.  For the last weekend in Haunting Month, we polled BestSelling Reads authors with a couple of questions.  First, what’s the scariest story they’ve ever heard or read? […]

Spooky Saturday: On Unfaithful Wings

The Haunted Month of October continues with this ectoplasmic excerpt from the first Icarus Fell urban paranormal horror novel By Bruce Blake “Okay, that’s it everyone. I’m calling it,” a doctor with an overbite said glancing at the wall clock. “Time of death: two forty-seven a.m.” I surge of panic […]