The beginning of a fiction should convey a sense of immediacy, a sense of urgency, that gives the reader no choice but to read the next sentence and the next and the next.

This book explores why and how authentic, realistic dialogue works to engage the emotions of the reader. In it, we discuss even the nuances and sounds of individual letters and words and the effect of those nuances on the reader, and explains why ...

This is an eclectic collection of poetry. The first edition of this collection was the first-ever full-length original poetry collection published as an ebook back in 1999. Nominated for a Frankfurt Book Fair Award. The poems are separated into fi...

What happens when the only woman Giacomo Casanova has truly loved through the ages finds a way to bring him back to life? Accompany Giacomo Casanova through the swirl of long-dormant synapses firing, giving him snapshots, memories, names, short fi...

What happens when the characters turn the tables on a hack writer? Don't write killers if you can't write well.

Selected poems from Harvey Stanbrough's poetry.

The story of Little Red Cap retold with magical, surreal elements and no further need for a woodsman.

When it is written well, dialect informs and enhances the reader’s sense of place and character. It should never be used for only one reason, for example, to identify a character’s race or region. Rather, it should be used when necessary...

This is a short story that enables the reader to experience the immediacy of war.

Whether you're a beginning writer or an old pro, a full- or part-time freelancer, a student writer, an essayist, a short story writer, a novelist, or a poet, punctuation is the third most important tool in your inventory. It ranks only after your ...