How To Tame A Duck: Happy Mother’s Day!
It's Mother's Day today, and, in honor of my wife, I thought I'd share a little white lie that has helped us shave off half an hour off our daughter's nighttime routine. For those who are not familiar with the wee one, she's a sparkly,...
How Creative Writing Can Boost Your Intelligence
This is a freelance contribution by Sally Keys. You may remember her from her guest post, Creating The Time And Space You Need To Write Your Best Work. Sally is a professional freelance writer with many years experience across many different areas. She made the move...
Who Should You Listen to – Reviewers, Peers or Readers?
This is a guest post by Lily Kaligian. Lily is an editor at Businesscheck.co.nz and Canadabiz.net. She creates a variety of articles about careers, entrepreneurship, technology, business, education, as well as travel and personal development. Who Should You Listen to...
Virtual-reality Jacket Simulates Hugs-And More
Part of my WIP is imagining what life in a 100 years from now might be like. To do so, I'm building on exciting-sounding technology news which will probably be everyday affairs in a century. Having loved Virtual-reality goggles after trying them out a few months ago,...
Free Story: Shoot The Devil
In April, I posted my thousandth post on this blog. To celebrate, I will share here all my short stories. Every couple of weeks, I'll be posting one story from my celebrated Exciting Destinies series for you to enjoy. With over 30 stories so far, I hope you'll have...
The Perfect (And Free) Mother’s Day Gift
Marina I've mentioned Marina Gioti and her husband, Kostas Kromidas, in the past, and today I have some exciting news for anyone looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift. Marina is giving away for FREE her award-winning book, One Heart, until May 6th. Even though the...
Happy May Day
This year, spring has come early to Greece (sorry, Canada). So, I've decided to celebrate May Day the Greek way--with a nice wreath of flowers. If you're more interested in the International Workers’ Day of May and the Haymarket Affair, you can read all about it in...
Facebook Floods Amazon With Fake Reviews
As you know, comments on an Amazon page can make or break a product. That's why the company says that more than 99 percent of its reviews are legitimate because they are written by real shoppers who aren’t paid for them. But a Washington Post examination by Elizabeth...
25 Idioms from the World of Logging
A while ago, I had written a post with 45 idioms from the world of boxing. As JSTOR Daily reports, in 1942, writer Elrick B. Davis collected a glossary of terms tied to the old logging tradition. At the time he was writing, the lumber industry had begun to see...
Thunderclap’s Broken. Enter DayCause.
I was referring to Thunderclap as recently as last month, then I found out on Monday that they have been rejecting some author campaigns. Susan Tarr, author of Miranda Bay, tried to run a campaign on March 28th. Upon filling the forms and completing the process, she...
Free Story: For The Last Time (My Thousandth Post)!
Image: GIPHY Yes, this is my thousandth post on this blog! To celebrate, I've decided to post here my short stories. Every couple of weeks, I'll be posting one story from my celebrated Exciting Destinies series for you to enjoy. With over 30 stories so far, I hope...
Money Matters: A Brief History Of Currency
E.L. Skip Knox recently published a great post on one of my favorite resources, Mythic Scribes, titled, History for Fantasy Writers: Money. Knox is the creator of the fantasy world called Altearth, a place where magic is real, monsters roam the land, and the Roman...