A Summer Evening Spent Fishing
A summer evening spent fishing On black waters beneath a sunset sky. Forested hills climbed high in the west, As […]
Blog, Poetry
Writing
Blog, Book Genre, Books by Author, Contemporary, Drama, General Fiction, Life, Literary Fiction, Romance, Romance, Swartz, Stephen, Talking about Books (incl. cover reveals & reviews), Writing
A Perfect Book for an Imperfect Father’s Day
Having last blogged for Mother’s Day (on my author blog), it seems only fair to blog here for Father’s Day.
The #CockyGate Trademark Kerfuffle
Cockygate takes over Twitter! This weekend, Twitter blew up with the #cockygate or #cocky scandal, where a romance author trademarked
I Know Nothing
Like John Snow and Sergeant Schultz before him, I know nothing about marketing a book. Anticipating the release of my
Men Reading Women
With the passing of fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin, it seems a good time to reflect on the women
Humor, Cantrell, Dave, Poetry
‘Twas the Night B4 Xmas
‘Twas the night before Xmas, when all through the base Only robots were stirring, but none with much haste. The
The Hero as Social Justice Warrior
Do you write what you preach? Are fiction authors supposed to promote their personal values? Or is the story supposed
Writing a book: Researching fiction
This blog offering has been stewing in my mind for days now. What shall or should I talk about?
15 Reasons to Quit Writing
By: David P. Cantrell It is very presumptuous of me to write about writing. I don’t make a living as
Writing from another gender’s POV
It can be downright painful to read a book that poorly represents a certain gender. If the author does not
Flash Fiction, Blog, Writing
Dragons vs Christmas (Lights) #flashfic #amwriting
This story by Lee French originally appeared on Edgewise Words Inn. Enion poked the wad of Christmas lights with a
Dear Santa By Connie J. Jasperson
Dear Santa, It was my sister’s fault. Mostly. I also feel the Frigidaire company is partly to blame. They should
Blog, Flash Fiction, Free Stuff, Writing
Dear Santa By Ceri Clark
Dear Santa, It was my sister’s fault. I don’t normally write these things but I didn’t do it. I swear!
Dear Santa By David P. Cantrell
Dear Santa, It was my sister’s fault. Well, she didn’t light the fire. I did that, but there’s no doubt
When you get what you want …and it’s Winter!
Winter Once there was a time when the snow finally fell, spreading like diamonds across the yard, back when
Blog, Writing
National Novel Writing Month
Every November I participate in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Around our house it is also referred to as “National
Delving Into History To Discover The Truth Behind The Vikings Lagertha And Ragnar
I know my last blog post was on research when writing. But, here I am again, writing another post on
Uncategorized, Blog, Talking about Books (incl. cover reveals & reviews), Writing
The Story So Far
Having recently completed my own writing challenge, namely finishing a series of fantasy books that I set about commencing six
What I Learned From NOT Writing
Sometimes life happens and finding time to write becomes challenging. Maybe you’re struck with a personal tragedy OR work ramps
Procrastination, thy name is mine
I love to write, but I also like to facebook, play with my son, design and redesign my websites, watch