The Book That Almost Wasn’t

Check out my guest post on Linda Sienkiewicz’s blog! Playing favorites… for a reason: Just over a month ago, my most recent novel The Seventh Seed was released to as much fanfare as I could muster. I hosted a Facebook launch party (where Linda contributed as a guest author and was FABULOUS), wrote blog posts, created ads,…

On Being A Writer – Guest Post by Jaye Marie

Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Jaye Marie, author of Broken Life.  I hope you enjoy her story of how she became a writer, and if you enjoy mystery/thrillers, be sure to check out the links at the end. Take it away, Jaye! I had no intention of becoming a writer. I loved to read,…

Skill vs. Talent – Which Do You Have?

by Ryan Lanz tal·ent [tal-uhnt] noun: a special natural ability or aptitude. skill [skil] noun: the ability, coming from one’s knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well. What if you don’t have natural talent? Does that mean you may as well give up? It’s not quite the chicken or the egg debate, but it’s up there.…