Zombies are the new vampire.

And if there are no cars or planes, and if no one’s Uncle John is out in the wood lot west of town banging away at a quail or pheasant; if the only sound is the slow beat of your own heart, you can hear another sound, and that is the sound of life winding down to its cyclic close, waiting for the first winter snow to perform last rites.

Let's face it. No kid in high school feels as though they fit in.

Only two things happen to writers when they die: Either their work survives, or it becomes forgotten.

Description is what makes the reader a sensory participant in the story.

As with all other aspects of fiction, the key to writing good dialogue is honesty.

Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.