Category: Fiction Writing

Christmas Articles, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises

Strange Christmas Traditions: The Christmas Pickle

by Lisa • December 3, 2018 • 0 Comments

Is there a Christmas pickle on your Christmas tree?

Little Darlings – a Review

by Lisa • November 29, 2018 • 0 Comments

Little Darlings is a terrifying story that will haunt your thoughts long after you finish it. The original Grimm’s fairy tales are not sweet and innocent; they are bloody, violent, and scary. Folktales that have been told for hundreds of years can be the same. What if they were true? What if the horrible things…

Jennifer Bates – The Black Rose Series

by Lisa • November 26, 2018 • 0 Comments

November 27, 2018, marks the one year anniversary of The Boss’s Daughter, the first book in The Black Rose series! My debut novel. My dream come true. For those who have not read it yet (whaaa?), here’s the gist: Renee Parnell is raised in the world of organized crime. When she discovers her mob-boss father wants…

Yellow River Pledge – a Review

by Lisa • November 23, 2018 • 0 Comments

Dr. Jordan Chamberlain seems to have it all—the perfect life, husband, friends, and career A young and successful medical examiner, she is chasing a serial killer while still working other cases. From the clues she gathers from the corpses, it seems clear that the killer is a guy. Jordan’s husband announces to her one day…

The Secluded Village Murders – a Review

by Lisa • November 19, 2018 • 2 Comments

In this cozy murder, Emily Ryder, a tour guide turned amateur sleuth, attempts to solve the murder of her mentor, Chris Cooper. His death has been ruled accidental. Murder just couldn’t happen in the small town of Lydfield, Connecticut, but Emily believes that Chris was murdered. So why does Emily believe that Chris has been…

Shelly Frome Interview – Twin Cities, Inspiration, & Dinner with a Character

by Lisa • November 19, 2018 • 2 Comments

Where was the author when the idea for this story came to him? Which character from The Secluded Village Murders would he choose to have dinner with? Why? What would they talk about? What will his next book be about? Part of The Secluded Village Murders takes place in England. Have you ever visited this…

Immortals’ Requiem – a Review

by Lisa • November 15, 2018 • 0 Comments

Fantasy and reality collide. The result is total chaos. Creatures from parallel worlds thought to exist only in our nightmares enter modern times, bringing their bloody and gory existence with them. This unputdownable dark fantasy has a huge cast of characters that includes humans, elves, ifrits, ORCS, barghests, satyrs, syartalfars, therians, shapeshifters, werewolves, wereleopards, vampires,…

Shadow Law – a Review

by Lisa • November 12, 2018 • 0 Comments

Is it possible for vampires to blend in with the rest of us? For them to have jobs? Families? Lives? Would there be any way to know? Dan’s new wife is an author and she loves him, but she has no clue what he really is. You really need to be careful what you say…

Benjamin H. Berkley Interview – Court, Inspiration, and Writing

by Lisa • November 7, 2018 • 2 Comments

What was the inspiration for In Defense of Guilt? When did he first have a desire to write? Which of the characters from his book would he like to have dinner with? What would they talk about? What advice does he have for writers? Have you ever known a lawyer to experience similar things to…

In Defense of Guilt – a Review

by Lisa • November 7, 2018 • 2 Comments

What happens when you give your all to your career? What happens when you sacrifice your spouse, your child, your family for your career? You might become the best you can be in your chosen career, but then what else do you have? In Defense of Guilt is a legal thriller and a Christian suspense/thriller.…