Tag: writing

Friday Fancies

Dream to reality

The writing process of Alan Citron All of my book titles have come to me in dreams. That’s often where the stories begin to take shape, as well. In the case of New Orleansland, the title and plotline popped into my mind simultaneously, like a rough draft. The final product […]

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Tuesday teaser

How do writers write? Three bestsellers tell all

BestSelling Reads continue our look at the mysterious writing process—how authors create the books you love to read. This week, A.J. Llewellyn, Alan McDermott and Raine Thomas—three very different authors with very different genres, styles and methods, pull the curtain back. A.J. Llewellyn My writing process? I have a motto. […]

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Frightening Friday

How the magic happens

How do writers write? Once they have an idea, how do they turn it into a bestselling tale? This week, the Master of Horror reveals some of his secrets to making you turn the page, even as you squirm. by David C. Cassidy Writing, like any art form, is a […]

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Friday Fancies

Looking … forward (?) … in 2022

After our experience in the past two Januaries, it feels downright scary to try to look at the year we can expect. At least there is something we can count on: curling up with a good book. Your favourite bestselling authors have your back. They have some wonderful new reading […]

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Monday musing

Get to know David C. Cassidy

Our profiles of the evolution of bestselling authors continues this week with the master of horror. At what stage in your life did you first publish a book? Like many authors, I simply published a book while working a full-time job and raising a family. Still, I have to thank […]

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Monday musing

The evolution of an author: Scott Bury

Get to know your favorite BestSelling Reads authors a little better. Why did you decide to write and publish a book? I had dreamed of writing and publishing books since I was a child. Being a journalist satisfied the desire to write for a living, but I still had all […]

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Monday musing

Villains: Probing the darkest waters of evil

By David C. Cassidy BestSelling author explores how and why authors love to create villains, and how audiences respond. This post was originally published in June 2018. “Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.”—Douglas Horton Brikker burned her eye. Stepping out of the light from the […]

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Monday musing

The evolution of an author: Raine Thomas

Time has a way of shaping us all. This week, bestselling author Raine Thomas discusses her growth and evolution as a professional author over the past years. At what stage in your life did you first publish a book? I first published the Daughters of Saraqael trilogy ten years ago, […]

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Monday musing

An author’s progress: Alan McDermott

This week, we start a new series to help you get to know your favorite bestselling authors a little better. A number of of our members have been BestSelling Authors for some time. And of course, they have grown as artists, professionals and people over those years. Gray Justice, action […]

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Monday musing

Why did I give up writing during Covid?

Monday musings By Elyse Salpeter Two Marches ago when the world shut down, I pushed myself to finish my novel, The Journey Back. This was book #6 in my Kelsey Porter series, but I felt very selfish to publish a new novel while the world was in a pandemic. It took […]

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