When I originally gave Scrivener a whirl several years I didn’t know how the software worked. But I read several articles and posts about how other writers put this writing tool to good use. I took… Source: 8 Ways Scrivener…

Happy October everyone. Craig here again, and I’m on record more than once saying that tension sells stories. We try to use whatever we can to get some tense moments into our tales. The world… Source: A new kind of…

Hello SErs! Harmony here. I hope this finds you all well. Today, I wanted to talk about using vignettes in your novels. Here is the dictionary definition of a vignette: vignette viːˈnjɛt,vɪˈnjɛt/ n… Source: Using Vignettes

I gang, Craig here today. I had some of this conversation in the blog comments somewhere, and don’t remember where. Doesn’t really matter, it sparked my idea for today’s post. I r… Source: One of these things is not like…

Hello to all the Story Empire readers. P. H. Solomon here today with a few outlining ideas. We’ve had more than a few posts on this site addressing our approaches to this writing task ( which… Source: Pantsing Toward an…

Ciao, SEers. I hope those of you who had a three-day weekend enjoyed the time off work. Did you go boating? Have a picnic? Lounge by the pool? I hope you had the time to read a good book or…

An excellent and informative post and a must-read for all authors … Hello, SEers! Mae here, tossing out a question about copyright. Do you, or don’t you? We all know that from the moment we create an original work, it…

It’s a big—and busy—week for me. Tortured Soul releases tomorrow. I told you before, it’s the end of the series and a bittersweet time for me. But I’m choosing to focu… Source: Tortured Soul Release Week… Another Book Is Born

A few weeks ago, I shared a couple of brainstorming techniques that help me when I reach a dead end while writing. A few other things that help me is to take a walk to refresh my mind or even…

Hi to all the Story Empire readers! P. H. here for this week’s Wednesday post with a bit of marketing news. For those with a newsletter, there were some recent major issues with one of the bi… Source: The Importance…

Craig here today to talk about something most writers don’t discuss. We always write about our ongoing projects, maybe share a new trick we’ve picked up, that sort of thing. Today, I wa… Source: The other path

Hello everyone! Well, it’s that time of the week again. Over here in the UK, we’ve had a heatwave, and it’s been lovely to have some rare sun. Last weekend, we couldn’t have asked for better weather for going out…

An informative post on dictating with Dragon and Scrivener from P H Solomon over on Story Empire today … Happy Monday to all the Story Empire readers. It’s so good to be back with all of you once again to…

A fantastically entertaining interview between robot Lisa and Danny Caruso from Staci Troilo’s Nightforce Security Series. You really do want to check this out! 🙂 … Don’t touch that dial. You’ve landed on Lisa Burton Radio, coming at you with…

An interesting post on how much Social Media is too much from Mae Clair over on Story Empire today …   Happy Monday, SEers!  It’s a new week and a new subject. Lately, friends, family, and I have been discussing…

A wonderful review of my book The Glade from reader and author Teri Polen! Check it out … This gripping, edge-of-your-seat mystery/thriller will have you thinking twice about booking that idyllic cottage in the country. Nothing in this woodland paradise…

A fun and entertaining post from Craig Boyack over on Story Empire today. Had me laughing my socks off right from the start …   Hey all, happy Valentine’s Day and all that goes with it. Craig here today, and…

Check out some awesome Romance books this valentine’s day….   Ciao, friends. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I want to throw my hat in the proverbial romance ring (I’ve heard somewhere that love is a battlefield) and remind everyone about…

Great post on getting off the beaten path when it comes to publicising your books, etc. ….   “Off the beaten path” is an interesting turn of phrase. It implies traveling in ways that are uncommon or discovery of little-known…

Hi to all the Story Empire readers! Our second Friday of each month is dedicated to a book one of use shares with a bit of reasoning behind the choice. This is a very subjective process but one whi… Source:…

A great post on the similarities between a middle child and the writing the middle book in a series, from Mae Clair over on Story Empire. Do check it out … If you’re a middle child, you’re most likely the…

An interesting post from Staci Troilo over on Story Empire today. How can old movies help us in our modern-day writing? … Ciao, SEers. Lately I’ve noticed a lot of movies are being remade and television shows are being brought…

A wonderful review for my latest book, Jewel in the Mud, from Gabriel Constans. See it on the blog here … Jewel in the Mud: Zen Musings by Harmony Kent Reviewed by Gabriel Constans Jewel in the Mud is a laywoman’s…

An amusing post on spell checker by Joan Hall over on Story Empire … Hi, SEers. Joan here. Today my post is a little more for fun than education. Having recently read and proofed a new release, I had to…

A heart-warming and hopeful post from Gwen Plano …   by Gwendolyn M Plano​ I’m a child of the Sixties. I know what it is like to dream big and fall hard. I remember innocence, a time when I thought…