Generating Ideas – Guest Post by Katharine E. Wibell, Author of The Incarn Saga

Issaura’s Claws The Incarn Saga Book 1 by Katharine E. Wibell Genre: YA Fantasy “According to legend, when the world was young, the goddess Issaura appeared among men. Those who treated her with kindness received the gift of the gods—the ability to transform into an animal form. This was a great honor but one that Read More

Why do I write mysteries with cats in them? – Guest Post by Clea Simon, Author of A Spell of Murder

GUEST POST –Why do I write mysteries with cats in them? Isn’t it obvious? Cats make the best characters! Although not all of my books feature cats, most do. In fact, all but one of my 25 mysteries features cats prominently. Sometimes, the cats are the narrators – like in my Blackie and Care series. Sometimes, Read More

NIGHT, MELANCHOLY, AND THIRTEEN NOCTURNES, Guest post by Oliver Sheppard

Thirteen Nocturnes by Oliver Sheppard Genre: Gothic, Dark Poetry Combining lush Gothic lyricism with postmodern experimentation, Oliver Sheppard’s second collection of verse, Thirteen Nocturnes, presents a nightmare vision of a world in the grip of apocalypse and shadow–a world where “a nighttime of years never-ending” becomes “a darkness severe and unbending,” and where life is Read More