Romance, glamour and adventure in the skies: The Beauty Chorus is inspired by female pilots in World War Two. 166 women signed up to ...

(To celebrate the launch of How to Get a Grip, I’ve got a copy to give away and all details can be found at the ...

I’ve been writing, which means that I haven’t been reading or blogging or being very sociable, but I sort of think that’s how it should ...

An interesting collection of short stories by an eclectic array of writers. I was given the brief that ‘Stories: All-new Tales’, edited by Neil Gaiman ...

Last night we ventured out to watch The Birmingham Stage Company’s adaptation of ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton. If you don’t ...

The first five chapters of Kate Christensen’s forthcoming — and outstanding — The Astral are online at Scribd. (You know how I adore her, and ...

A heartrending autobiographical essay about the mess Sam Lipsyte made of his life before age twenty-five has echoes in his fiction, Philip Connors says.

“I chose a very short text because I knew that I would read without stopping to breathe, thus very badly.” Amelié Nothomb keeps a culture ...

At The Awl today I profile Emma Forrest, author of Your Voice in My Head, a memoir that left me raw, shaken, and hopeful all ...

Nicholson Baker distinguishes between contingent and chronic literary influences: “with Updike, when I disagree with him, there is an element of pain, of emotional rupture.” ...

“Caring for Your Special Needs Dog” written with heart In her debut book, “Caring for Your Special Needs Dog” writer Natalie C. Markey is writing ...

We have been contacted by Help Write Now to help spread the word about Barnes and Nobles’ current purchase code. Anyone who uses this code ...

Your basic story dynamic is the Protagonist (the character who owns the story) struggles with . . .The Antagonist (the character who if removed will ...

For what it’s worth, and knowing little more than any of you what actually happened, but knowing what it takes to plan for and conduct ...

Last week was quite interesting.  Wild Ride, a NY Times bestseller in hardcover, co-written with Jennifer Crusie, was released in mass market paperback by St. ...

© Heather Haven 2011 all rights reserved In my far-off youth and for as long as I can ...

Hi, folks. I’ve been on vacation for a week and completely out of touch (no Internet), so I thought I’d repost an article I wrote back ...

MY OWN MYSTERY:NOOK OR “REAL” BOOK  copyright 2011, Marcia Applegate   I had an interesting conversation the other day in ...

© Marta Stephens 2011 all rights reserved I’ve often thought about what it must have been like to write in an age without computers. The ...

PROLOGUE   “Stop.” The woman’s voice was a flashbang[AL1] , percussive in the silence of the lab. He knew that voice. All too well. ...