James D. Best

Based Opinions with a Dash of Cinnamon  I started my writing career as a magazine columnist. No, not political opinions. My columns were abo...

Joseph Heller's Outline for Catch 22 How much planning should there be for a novel? Should there be an outline? Should you compose ...

I recently read Stephen Hunter’s, The Third Bullet , which is a novel about the John F. Kennedy assassination. Through the years, I have re...

I write historical fiction. I chose this genre because I enjoy the research and a historical novel can last forever. My first book was a no...

Book Riot has published a piece on Finding Libraries in Unexpected Places . There are some great pictures and an interesting narrative ...

The "Mike Reads" blog has reviewed Tempest at Dawn . This is not exactly a New York Times book review, but I liked it because M...

Everyone knows the old axiom that people shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but do they also misjudge books by their title? I don’t k...

Kim McDougall of Castelane, Inc. recently wrote to  ask for permission to re-publish  on the new  Castlelane website   an article I wrote f...

Mike Reads has reviewed Tempest at Dawn . Link "I found this novel to be an interesting read.  I thoroughly enjoyed it." If...

Janine Turner Last March I had the privilege of writing an essay for Constituting America. The essay was abour “An Election ...

Rejections come with traditional publishing. Since you can't get a publisher without an agent, you have two opportunities to be rej...

This Youtube video is excerpts from a Sage Society reading of Tempest at Dawn . The Sage Society is a continuing education organization asso...

Publishers Weekly has an article that estimates the number of sales required to reach a Top 5 ranking on Amazon. Something doesn’t loo...

I had the honor of being invited to write another essay for Constituting America. This one is on a sermon delivered by Gad Hitchcock in 17...

SAGE in Northridge, CA is doing a dramatic reading of Tempest at Dawn . The SAGE Society is a learning-in-retirement organizat...

In an article titled "Books: An Observation," The Cajun writes: "The only new title that knocked my socks off is ...

The following is excerpt from my essay on the 27th Amendment for Constituting America. "We often hear laments that our politicians n...

From  Free Kindle Books  and Tips "Continuing the guest blog posts by independent authors, best-selling author James D. Best t...

Interview with James D. Best at eReader Cafe Novemebr 11, 2012 Good Sunday   m orning, everyone! I have the great pleasure of introducing...

I spent five years researching my novel on the Constitutional Convention, Tempest at Dawn . I wish I had made things as clear as Juliett...