
Confessions of a Ghost (Writer): When to Hold an Exorcism (Rocky 2)
I recently had to exorcise, er, fire a client. One I’d been working with for years. I have written three complete novels for this fellow,
I recently had to exorcise, er, fire a client. One I’d been working with for years. I have written three complete novels for this fellow,
As an author of historical fiction, I’m often asked who my favorite character is. Particularly, I’m asked about the fictional characters, because the historical figures
Originally published 6/3/2010 When I run out of steam on my initial idea and need to stop and take a breath and figure out what
Let me be clear, I am a truly rotten gardener. It’s not just plants; whole trees have died under my care. To be fair to
The question I fielded about literary license in a Q&A in a Catholic Writers Conference I participated in as a non-Catholic guest, (I’m a Baha’i)
I wrote this a little while ago for a very specific purpose. But I just had a discussion with somebody about one of my “secondary”
As I commented in the previous installment of this series, my first novel was also my first experience trying to create a fantasy world from
A sense of place plays a critical role in determining whether a reader “gets into” a story or not. Place names can lend an aura
Ah, but what if it hadn’t been “James Bond”? What if the name Ian Fleming gave his super spy had been “Crane, Ichabod Crane?” Clearly,
Here’s a question for you, Dear Reader. What publisher would have taken Bram Stoker seriously if he’d submitted a book about a mysterious, terrifying vampire
Hello, my name is Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, and I’m a recovering research-aholic. I know that research addiction is common among writers of speculative fiction (genres
Over the years, I’ve been called upon to move a story from one art form into another—to novelize a movie or play, to write a
via GIPHY One joyous discovery I made along my journey to full-on authorhood was that the middles of books are hard, yes, but they are