by James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell The sun was shining, the sky was blue (sorry, Elmore, for starting with the weather). So I decided to take a walk to Trader Joe’s. At checkout the pleasant young lady asked, “How’s your day … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
Memory fails, and I think I might have discussed awards sometime back, but I recently had a discussion with another well-known author about contests, and the mega-selling New York Times writer made a couple of good points. “I like awards … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
You’ve heard of distracted driving, right? Cell phones, road signs, ankle-biters bug-tussling in the back seat, other distracted drivers distracting your driving—we’ve all experienced it—but hopefully not on the wrong side of a citation or accident. Today, keeping in mind … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
by Debbie Burke Today’s true crime case is a real head scratcher. It involves a missing father and son and burial records that disappeared from a cemetery in my hometown of Kalispell, Montana. Founded in 1903, Conrad Cemetery … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
Lighting Terry Odell In a couple of hours, the Hubster and I will be heading out on a vacation. I confess I’m a food junkie, and watch a lot of cooking show, so when I saw there was a “Chefs … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
by Debbie Burke Two weeks ago, I reviewed the 35th Annual Flathead River Writers Conference in Kalispell, Montana. If you missed that, here’s the link. There were too many great speakers and too much information to cram into one post. … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
Profluence (noun) – a copious or smooth flowing * * * I was re-listening to a Great Courses lecture the other day entitled Writing Great Fiction taught by professor and author James Hynes. The particular episode I re-visited was on … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
by James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Today is release day for Romeo’s Truth. (Ebook at deal price; print to follow shortly.) Tomorrow I begin working in earnest on Romeo #11. I make it my goal to hit the ground running on … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
Today we dive into the TKZ archives for some wisdom from the silver screen. P.J. Parrish gives us lessons for writers from several movies, Joe Hartlaub discusses two flicks available on Netflix at the time of his post, and James … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
What was your absolute favorite subject in school? Can be grade, middle, high school or college. Mine was history. When I was a junior and senior in high school, I had the same history teacher both years. He was a … Continue reading →| Killzoneblog.com
“Pilots are a rare kind of human. They leave the ordinary surface of the world to purify their soul in the sky, and they come down to earth only after receiving the communion of the infinite.” – Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra| Killzoneblog.com
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You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. —Golda Meir| Killzoneblog.com
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