In February, James Chartrand wrote a brilliant post on why writers need to show up for work.   For those writers who are not paid for their craft, how seriously do we take this art?    Do we enforce our daily scheduled…

A good friend of mine and I have long discussed the division between what is considered quality literature vs. popular fiction. Quite often the two do not go hand in hand. The image of the unpublished writer who sits alone at…

From the time I was five I loved to read. I found adventure, fantasy, and pure delight within the pages of the books that lined my shelves. I owe my deep love of reading–which later spurred my compulsion for writing–to…

Advertise here via BSA One of the best skills I gained while at University was the ability to write under pressure.  I was an English major which meant a mountain of essays on a multitude of topics.   Responsible students took…

In 1897 Bram Stoker introduced Dracula and vampires to the masses. Jump forward 112 years and vampires remain at the forefront of our imagination and nightmares. From romantic to horrific, the allure of vampires to writers trends towards the sensational.…