Dredging up Memories by AJ Brown

  On May 6, 2016,  I had the pleasure of attending the release party for Author AJ Brown or for those of you that know him better Jeff Brown.    He is one phenomenal author for Stitched Smile Publications, and I am so happy to have not only attended this party, but also purchase his …

Being Professional

What makes a writer a professional? It's not money, though I can see where you could think so. Deriving your entire income from writing may very well make you a self-sufficient writer, but I have seen writers who are self-sufficient without being one whit of a professional. Panel appearances aren't the litmus. Not all panels …

Zombiepalooza Radio Live Presents: Creatives World Tour

Date: 5-27-16 Time: 8:00 pm till 1am EST Place: YouTube- https://goo.gl/lQPXI2 1. 8:10-9pm EST: Author Trevor Kennedy Author Country on the Planet: Belfast, Northern Ireland Author Title: Phantasmagoria: Fantasias of Possibility Author book link: https://goo.gl/PH7fKB 2. 9:10-10pm EST: Author Veronica Smith Author Country on the Planet: U.S.A. Author Title: Chalk Outline Author book link: Coming …

5 steps for writing preparation Mark Deloy #2 Perseverance

Welcome to the second installment of 5 steps for writing preparation.  Step one was desire, where I laid out my thoughts on having the desire to write, write often, and hopefully, write well.  The second part in our journey has to do with sticking to it: perseverance.  Let’s face facts.  If you are anything like …

SUBMISSION OPEN CALL! Anthology: Monsters VS. Zombies

Anthology Deadline: July 31, 2016 Publishing date: October 30, 2016 Pay: $25 upon acceptance, plus one contributor copy Word Count: min| 3500, max| 5,000 Title: The Unleashed: Monsters Vs. Zombies Are you tired of the same old zombie stories? Have you had your fill of man vs. zombie? Stiched Smile Publications wants you to unleash …

One on one with author Lori Fontanez

  Sylvia Stein (SS):  Tell us about yourself? Lori Fontanez (LF): I live in a rural area of West Virginia, I am married and have four children. Well, three of them are adults and one still lives at home. I call her the teenager. Lol! I have two cats, Sunshine and Moonshine; they live outside. …

5 steps for writing preparation #1 Desire

Mark Deloy This is the first in a 5 part blog on how to prepare yourself to actually get some keyboard time and hammer out the next great American (Horror) novel.  First a little about the thought process behind this series.  If you’re anything like me, you don’t get up every morning, make yourself some …

Getting Deep with Donelle Pardee Whiting

A couple of weeks ago I got to sit down with one of the editors for Stitched Smile Publications. Her name is Donelle Pardee Whiting. She’s smart and witty and funny. She’s also a superb editor and has just recently gotten back into writing fiction. We sat down, as always, at a computer screen and chatted. …

Getting personal with Mark Deloy

Over the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of getting to know another very talented author. Mark Deloy is so much fun to talk to. He is smart, witty and a great family man who I am proud to have as a friend. If you haven’t gotten a chance to know him, you …

Review for Strigoi The First Family by amazing Authors Donelle Pardee Whiting and Michael S. Freeman

Strigoi: The First Family is one page turner you do not want to miss out on. The collaboration by the talents of these two authors Donelle Pardee Whiting and Michael Freeman is so captivating and full of surprises it grabs you from the first page till the very end. I love how they incorporated this …