A sample from the latest book edited by The Written Word By Elyse Salpeter The weather outside had officially turned. Without any sort of preamble, the sunny sky that had been their constant companion for the past seven glorious days had darkened, thundered sounded and a crazy-colored strobe lightning storm began to streak across the […]
The fourth book in the Eva Driscoll Thriller series By Alan McDermott “I’ll say one thing for the locals: they sure know how to make a decent beer.” Eva was studying the menu. “I’m gonna have the Lomo Saltado,” she said. “I’ll have the same,” Sonny told her. He was a big fan of the […]
Last week, I wrote about a common problem in many manuscripts: unnecessary details. This week, I move on to another common error: shifting point-of-view in fiction, also known as Head-hopping This term describes text that jumping between characters’ points of view (POV). Let’s take a look at this, adapted slightly from a recent project to […]
I have been torn about how to comment about the current federal election. I am struck by how emotional and fraught it is. But the most glaring characteristic is the amount of fiction the Conservatives base their platform on. In the past few days, they’ve started just making things up about their opponents legalizing hard […]
The second Hawaiian Storm is now available Today’s the day! Palm Trees and Snowflakes, the second Hawaiian Storm mystery featuring FBI Special Agent Vanessa Storm, is now available as an e-book on Amazon. If you act fast, you can still get it at 99 cents from Amazon.com. It’s already at its regular price, $2.99, on other […]
Palm Trees and Snowflakes is now available for pre-order on Amazon. This second Hawaiian Storm mystery hits Amazon’s shores officially on November 30, but you can order it now at a special price of 99 cents. This Christmas-themed tropical mystery brings back your favourite Hawaiian Storm characters, like FBI Special Agent Vanessa Storm, still in […]
Writing historical fiction is like driving in a city you’ve never been to before: you have to keep stopping your progress to find out where you are and check that you’re going in the right direction. And you never know when you’ll get detoured. I’m making good progress with my next historical fantasy, The Triumph of […]