When Nina's boss is murdered while she's on the way to bring him $10K from a guy she met in a bar, she finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation. Being an office temp between shows doesn't clear her from suspicion. It doesn't help that her boyfriend, Jake, tried to roll her for the money right outside the bar, and now she's looking over her shoulder for him, too. Between the sexy detective on the case and the hot med student in the apartment next door, can Nina uncover old secre...

This Topic Workbook, based on Devon Ellington's popular seminar, takes the writer step-by-step through creating and maintaining an organized submission system. Too many writers miss opportunities because it takes too long to pull together all the parts! Don't be one of them! Learn how to efficiently create submission logs, query letter templates, bio paragraphs, clip files, resumes, portfolios, media kits, and more for a more organized, more productive writing life. Updated to include more...

When a man is hanged from the oak tree in a Redcoat uniform at an historic house just before the Independence Day program, Glenda is determined to both solve the murder and protect the newly-opened museum. What she finds is much darker — and more personal — than she bargained.

A snowstorm cuts off a small New England diner, stranding the eclectic group of patrons and their pets on Christmas Eve, serenaded by a local radio host. Callie, the diner's owner, is determined to make it a warm and unforgettable holiday, even as some darker shadows threaten to challenge their safety.

When Riker Cain walks into Linn Shek's bar, he kills the man sent to assassinate Linn by an old enemy. At that moment, Linn knows her past as Eidolinn Sheekagh, the Annym Roosteyr (dispatcher of souls), has come back to haunt her and the team that dissolved to protect each other fifteen years ago after a mission went wrong.. A team that is now all dead, except for her. And Riker has a connection to that past mission. . .A science fiction horror western novelette.Content War...

When a dark, mysterious stranger arrives on Edwina's snowy doorstep on Christmas Eve, is he the answer to saving her beloved family home, or another threat?Edwina Lockesley is desperate to save her family home from a conniving neighbor who claims the house --and her -- in payment for a debt. When Theobold Vertingras shows up on the doorstep in a Christmas Eve blizzard, will he help Edwina coax the hall's ghost to give up her secrets in order to save the manor? Or is Theobold there ...

Nina's back, in a collection of two novelettes and a novella, built around the holidays."Too Much Mistletoe" – When a college friend vanishes, Nina and her former roommates work to put together the pieces. Did her married lover kill her to protect himself? Or did she flee with the work she did for which he plans to take credit? A date set up by one roommate with a handsome, interesting guy starts off promising, until he admits he has a girlfriend. And then there's Zack, the guy she...

Fictional worlds, even based on real locations, require consistency. Writing a series involves multiple drafts and changing ideas. A Series Bible will help you keep details straight, allowing you to keep your flow of character quirks and setting details that your readers will always catch. Topics, exercises, and resources included.Based on Devon Ellington's popular seminar. Important Note: This Series Bible is for prose: novels, novellas, novelettes, linked short stories. It is NOT...

Nina's thrilled to be working on an off-Broadway show without a day job as an office temp. In between boyfriends, she's a little jealous of Zack's busy love life, although she still pines for med student Matt, and now the sexy firefighter Sebastian who lives across the street. When an actor disappears, and then a critic is murdered and left in Nina's theatre, staying ahead of the police on the case means staying ahead of the killer, necessary to save her own life.

Kick-start your creativity with short stories, found inspirations, sensory detail, and rituals. Includes updated versions of 5 in 10, Sensory Perceptions, Writing Rituals, the Infamous Tip Sheets, and more. Some days we feel about as creative as wilted lettuce. When that's the case, turn to Creative Stimulus and work your way through the various exercises. The shorter form of the exercise will help boost your creativity in long work and refresh your creative experience. Learn to go deeper ...

Got too much story for one book? Or a character with whom you want to explore life over multiple books? Learn how to figure out an engaging character that will keep your audience coming back. Build the character's world, supporting cast, and long and short arcs. Learn about spin-offs and tie-ins.

This Topic Workbook will help you create exciting antagonists that truly challenge the protagonists in your work, creating interesting, exciting, complex characters. Learn how to create the antagonist's circle and develop the antagonist as a fully-developed individual, not an idea or a cipher. Combination of topics, exercises, and examples that you can re-visit with every story.