James D. Best

Aspiring writers frequently agonize over words, sentences, and paragraphs. They want to get every piece of it right. Because they admire gr...

Previously I wrote a blog posting which questioned whether Western mash-ups worked. I personally dislike mash-ups because they rely too mu...

Superheroes are the polar opposite of a slice of life. Killing lifeless zombies, evil vampires, extraterrestrial aliens, or bad witches is ...

You can buy innumerable books about how to write fiction. I have bookshelves full of them. Some help, but most are regurgitations of the sa...