A Day in the Life with Brack Pelton by David Burnsworth

The sound of the iPhone shrieking on the nightstand jolted Brack awake. He sat up in bed, startled at first. This happened every morning since he’d returned from Afghanistan. It was the crack of nine AM. His natural clock would have kept him sleeping until noon, but...

Tales of Mystery from Hawaii by Terry Ambrose

Writers lead solitary lives. That doesn’t mean, however, we who write must also lead isolated lives. On some level, I think we all want to make a contribution that will help others. Paradise, Passion, Murder: 10 Tales of Mystery from Hawai’i grew out of that desire....

A Day in the Life with Misty Newman by Gina LaManna

Hi friends! It’s me again. I know I’ve been away for awhile, but I’m back now. I’m back in town and ready to rock & roll! In case you’re not from around here, let me introduce myself. My name is Misty. Misty Newman, to be exact. I was born and...

An Editor's Job with Valjean Cameron by Shelly Costa

. . .excerpt from The Ultimate Writer’s Primer: Your Guide to Finally Getting Published (Sisyphus Books, 2016) Valjean Cameron, Senior Editor, Schlesinger Publishing, Flatiron Building, 175 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010 Q: What are you looking for VC: Send me a great...

A Day in the Life of Jax O’Connell by Janice Peacock

My name’s Jax and I live in Seattle, the Emerald City—not because of how lush the landscape is, but because of all the green Starbucks signs everywhere you look. I love it here, not just for the coffee, but because Seattle is a mecca for glass art. I make glass beads...