Literary Foreplay: How the Pros Get You in the Mood!
By While out in Phoenix last week I had the pleasure of spending a delightful afternoon with ...
Winnie-the-Pooh and Hemingway, too! Happy Public Domain Day
The past few New Year's Days, and every January 1st going forward, herald a special event ...
Does Size Matter? An NSFW Episode in American Literature
Ernest Hemingway As you may have guessed, the topic of this post is a penis. No ...
Dylan, Hemingway, and a Peek Behind the Curtain
"Chimes of Freedom" lyrics (via the Bob Dylan Archive)Bob Dylan made headlines this month when ...
The Coolest Book of All Time
We live in the Age of Listicles: "The 10 Best " and"The 8 Reasons to " ...
A Real Time Machine
For the first time in my writing career, I had to step into a time machine ...
Who Tells the Story: From the Bible to Marlowe
Who will tell the story? Every author must answer that question before typing "Chapter One" at the ...
End Game: The Art of the Closer
This is my sequel to my prior post on the Poisoned Pen Press blog. That one ...
