Every year the Maryland Writer’s Association hold a contest of sorts. Usually that contest is for novels in the categories of Historical, Mystery / Thriller,…
Author: fjtalley@gmx.com
At the 2017 Creatures, Crime and Creativity Conference, I was waiting for a session to begin. Sitting near me was Diana Belchase, whose writing and…
“Raina Wolfe,” “Tucker McLeod,” “Mitchell Street,“ and “Stephanie Hart” are the names of the protagonists in my novels. I feel I know these people and…
Who woulda thunk it? I’d heard about writers entering writing contests and thought it was a decent idea, but never pursued it until now. What…
Everyone knows you don’t just write the rough draft of a novel or short story, then put it between covers the next month and sell…




