I’ve been meaning for a while to do this post, which is kind of a mystery clue generator. If you’re writing a murder mystery, a mystery short story, or even a mystery subplot in any kind of novel, it can be tricky to figure out how the truth comes to light. Hopefully, these examples of clues in a mystery will
Author: Bryn Donovan
Do you think of yourself as a book lover…even though your book reading has slowed down to a trickle? Here’s my advice for becoming your happy bookworm self again! Schoolchildren in the United States are back in school again, and I figured this was a good time for a “how to read a lot” post. 🙂 [AdSense-B] For most of
Hey there! If you’re a longtime reader of this blog, you know the drill: on Work in Progress Wednesday, I share an excerpt of the story I’m working on and invite you to do the same in the comments section below. There are only a few guidelines! Keep your excerpt to 500 words or less, if you don’t want me
One of the best things about life is that you can change yourself completely. At any stage…at the age of 18, or 40, or 50, or 60, or even 100…without moving to a different town or a different job…you can redefine yourself. There’s a great quote by George Bernard Shaw: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
Hey friends! Let’s talk about bookshelf decor! This is a roundup of fun ideas for bookshelf styling, including some things that are on my own bookcases. My husband and I just gave away a few hundred books. We did it to reduce our bill to the moving company when we moved from LA to the Chicago suburbs. It had been
Hey friends! It’s another Work in Progress Wednesday—the first Wednesday of every month, when I share an excerpt of something I’m working on, and you do the same in the comments section. (If you’re not ready to share this month and you don’t want to miss the next one, be sure to follow the blog so you get email notifications!
Hey, amazing writers! After I posted my 25 Short Story Ideas last week, I got a few questions about the usual length of a short story. I’m going to show you the actual word counts of some very successful published short stories, but first, here’s the simple answer… A typical short story word count is between 4,000 and 10,000 words.