Overdue: the Print edition

 The print edition for my new thriller is now available! If you love holding a book,…

Book Blast: The Time Gatherer

I’m happy to welcome multi-published author Rachel Dacus. Today, Rachel shares her new release, The Time…

Meet Lara MacGregor and Read Her Inspiring Short Stories

Lara was my first editor when I began publishing with The Wild Rose Press. An extremely…

A Confession (short story) by Leanne Dyck

If you live with your spouse long enough you learn everything about them–right? …until one stormy…

BOOK BLAST: The Danish King’s Enemy

This week, I have a speedy, but delightful treat here on Brook’s Scroll. Author M.J. Porter…

Book Review: Beneath a Blanket of Snow by Arlene Lomazoff-Marron

  Book Review   Basic Details: Book Title: BENEATH A BLANKET OF SNOW Subtitle: Author: Arlene…

Sunday Book Review – My Baby Wrote Me A Letter by Jacquie Biggar

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Today I’m sharing my review for this heartfelt #Shortstory by…

Juniper by Ross Jeffery

Juniper is the first book in Ross Jeffery’s novella trilogy: a post-apocalyptic horror about an insane…

Character Development…Meaning my Own

Because my cat likes to remind me that she doesn’t get nearly enough face time on…

Short, Long, Longer – @AuthorReet decodes the length of fictional pieces

It’s the first month of a spanking new year and what better way to welcome it…

Returning Author Ian H. McKinley of Gatineau, QC.

    2016 Frye Festival Author.  It’s been much too long since Ian has been a…

Of Witches by Steve Stred

 Of Witches… the newest collection by dark fiction author, Steve Stred, brings together eight stories all revolving…

At Gunpoint

True-crime research, novel writing research, and updates. ***READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*** BLOG POST #262: At Gunpoint…

Dark Ambient Review: The Black Stone – Music For Lovecraftian Summonings

Dark Ambient Review: The Black Stone – Music For Lovecraftian Summonings Review by Casey Douglass The…

How Reading Can Curtail Anxiety

by   Tracy Shawn     Reading, can indeed, reduce anxiety. But why? Stories provide an…

Pulp Modern story out now

Pulp Modern, Vol. 2 No. 6, Winter 2020 Pulp Modern, Vol. 2 Issue 6, Winter 2020,…

The Midnight Library and Anxious People: Two Short Book Reviews

As of this writing, I have read two books so far this year: THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY…

Expansion Pack: Comedy | Story Empire

Hi everyone. Today, Craig has a great post all about comedy in fiction with some fun…

Saints – should we pray to them?

The ‘veneration’ and proposed canonisation of Elizabeth Prout (aka Mother Mary Joseph), the latest in a…

MaryLu’s Friday Musings – What now?

I realize that many of you are disappointed, perhaps shocked that Joe Biden is now our…

7 Tips On Writing Great Book Reviews

I love books and believe everyone should leave reviews of the books they read. Reviews help…

Making the Switch from Romance to Women’s Fiction

  Hello, my peeps! I was thrilled to blog over at Writer’s Digest regarding the change…

FYI: Thomas H’s covers

By now you know Thomas Henson has issues. Given his amusing journey to self-hood, recently I…

Many Ælfgifus – Some Anglo-Saxon Ladies who Shared a Name

I was recently interviewed on BBC Radio Northampton where we chatted about a lady known as…

Car Logo Ovals

The other day I was sitting behind a Subaru at a stoplight. I started looking at…