When She Was Me by Marlee Bush: a Book Review

In Marlee Bush’s When She Was Me, twin sisters must unravel the tangled web of their identities and piece together the past, one step at a time.

Finding Your Groove: Music and the Creative Writing Process

The sound of silence doesn’t inspire everyone; sometimes writers have to learn to march to the beat of their own (or someone else’s very talented) drum.

Setting the Scene

World-building is an ongoing, tedious, compulsory process that enables a writer’s control freak habits while we set scenes that readers can really dive into.

To Outline or Not to Outline: Is There a Question?

Every writer creates their own outline in their own way and in their own time. Unless, of course, they skip it altogether.

Join the Conversation: Reexamining Dialogue

When it comes to dialogue, writers really do need to say what they mean and mean what they say.

Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood: a Book Review

The game is afoot—and a rather stylishly clad one, at that—in Kerry Greenwood’s Murder in Williamstown.

Dangerous Women by Mark de Castrique: a Book Review

Age really is just a number in Mark de Castrique’s fast-paced and quick-witted thriller titled Dangerous Women.

Don’t Forget the Girl by Rebecca McKanna: a Book Review

In Rebecca McKanna’s debut novel Don’t Forget the Girl, media blitz meets introspection for a thriller with the emotional depth of a true coming-of-age narrative.

Five First Chances by Sarah Jost: a Book Review

In Five First Chances, debut author Sarah Jost takes readers on a journey of what-ifs, romance, time travel, friendship, and self-discovery.

The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club by Julia Bryan Thomas: a Book Review

The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club by Julia Bryan Thomas takes escaping through books and using them to make sense of one’s place in the world to new heights.