The Quivering Pen

Welcome to the annual Oscars prediction contest at The Quivering Pen blog.  Once again, I'm rolling out the red carpet, giving you ...

Some of the best fiction is written from the inside out.  That is to say, its authors have "been there, done that."  Nothing a...

My First Time is a regular feature in which writers talk about virgin experiences in their writing and publishing careers, ranging fro...

Aluminum foil was invented in 1910, but it wasn't until this year that it found its true calling: a spot-on perfect design element on t...

Congratulations to Carl Scott , winner of last week's Friday Freebie: The Book of Jonas by Stephen Dau, Black Flower by Young-ha Kim,...

Thanks to C. W. Moss, unicorns are no longer the snow-white beasts of our youth who prance through forests and fart rainbows. If, like me...

Welcome to Trailer Park Tuesday , a showcase of new book trailers and, in a few cases, previews of book-related movies.  Unless their last...

My First Time is a regular feature in which writers talk about virgin experiences in their writing and publishing careers, ranging fro...

Look What I Found is an occasional series on books I've hunted-and-gathered at garage sales, used bookstores, estate sales, and the ...

Congratulations to Laura Hatfield , winner of last week's Friday Freebie: Thrill-Bent by Jan Richman. This week's book give-away...

After taking a breather from the flurry of bookstore readings and literary festival appearances last Fall, I'll be heading back out o...