What are you wearing? Sounds like something you’d hear on a cheesy erotic movie, right? Well, when you work from home, as most writers do, you need to think about […]
JES Hays
JES Hays is the author of the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid stories: Down the Owlhoot Trail and the upcoming Outlaw Security.
Plane Trip to Anywhere
If you won a first-class ticket to anywhere in the world, where would you go? I have so many places on my Bucket List that it’d be hard to choose. […]
A Day in the Life: My First Stories
I’ve been writing stories since I could write (which was before I started school). The earliest work I remember (that my parents saved anyhow) was a horrid poem entitled “Silly […]
What I’m Reading: Once Upon a Wardrobe
My latest historical biography/novel is Patti Callahan Henry’s Once Upon a Wardrobe. This is basically a biography of C.S. “Jack” Lewis, author of the Narnia books and so many more. […]
What TV Show Would You Bring Back?
One of the writing prompts I came across recently is “What TV Show Would You Like to Bring Back and Why?” I have several I’d like to see a remake […]
What I’m Reading: Story Genius
I’m reading Story Genius by Lisa Cron, recommended by one of our sessoion presenters at the recent Women Writing the West Conference. It’s all about how you must dig deep […]
100 Tales: Black
Kye was starting in on him again. Chance tried to rein in his temper and not snap, but his partner was trying his patience. “Forget it, old man. I had […]
What to Do at Surfside Beach
As promised, here are some photos for you from Surfside Beach. We went back to Brookgreen Gardens (of course) and took their Coastal Excursions Tour which was a lot of […]
Vacation Looms
We’ll be headed to Surfside Beach for a vacation on Saturday and I’m really looking forward to it. I need a break! Real-life has cut way into my writing time […]
What I’m Reading: Slushpile Memories
I’m reading an interesting little booklet by Kevin J. Anderson, entitled Slushpile Memories: How NOT to Get Rejected. I’m hoping it will give me some solid suggestions to improve my […]