Underdescription and overdescription are the two most common mistakes that writers make with setting, according to the author. These are symptoms of an ailment he calls “wallpaper settings.” In this book he gives diagnosis,... Read More

The act of throwing acid on a woman’s face to disfigure it is so popular in Bangladesh that it has its own section of the penal code. Abuse of women is a worldwide problem, and all too often Christians do not treat it with the urgency... Read More

“The writer has to know what is in every nook and cranny of the story,” Theodore Sturgeon once said. “You don’t have to write it all down, but if you know what’s there, it’ll show.” Gerrold delves into the nooks and... Read More

When a group of hippies settles on the outskirts of a small East Coast fishing village, creating their commune and drug-trafficking headquarters in an old farmhouse, one of the local sons is drawn into their fold and seemingly destroyed.... Read More

The average couple spends only twenty-two to twenty-four minutes a week communicating with each other, say some specialists. That includes the time used to ask questions such as, “When will dinner be ready?” This book is designed to... Read More

“The sharing of body movements to music, performed with a leader and follower, creates an unparalleled three minutes of intimacy with another human being,” writes Marcott. He asserts that these three minutes can be used to improve... Read More

According to an editor friend of the author, ninety percent of first novels fail because of plot deficiencies. Hall’s book gives first time, and even previously published, novelists a thorough lesson in how to not only identify good... Read More

From the moment of his birth he’d heard the throb of the mills. It was as much a part of him as the sound of his heart beating beneath his skin. The Tempering is the story of one young man’s transition from schoolboy to workingman,... Read More