Eight Great Books About Writing

My 8 Favorite Books on Writing By Tom Hunt   Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain It was written all the way back in 1974, but this is my favorite book on the list. So much good advice in here, but the best is: Move a story along quickly by making sure you […]

Top 7 Books with Family Secrets

Top 7 Books with Family Secrets   Secrets and dysfunctional families are the perfect ingredients for some of Jason Allen’s favorite novels. Read on to discover Allen’s favorite tension and conflicts that fuels the narratives in these Top 7 Books with Family Secrets.   Secrecy makes for a riveting story, and family secrets often inform […]

Karin Slaughter Recommends

Karin Slaughter Recommends   Author Karin Slaughter recommends some of her favorite books.   THE FIVE: THE UNTOLD LIVES OF THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER by Hallie Rubenhold A fascinating focus on the women who were victimized first by society, then by a fiendish serial killer, then by a blood-thirsty media that glorified […]