VBTC: Mistakes of Beginner Writers - Guest Post with Deidre Havrelock

What are the mistakes you see in beginner writers? Ha! I guess we should start with the ones I made: sending material out before it’s done, lack of proofreading, lack of patience. Patience is the big one, though. Writing takes time. You have to re-write and edit....

VBTC Tour: Book Feature & Excerpt - When The Heart Falls by Kimberly Lewis

When The Heart Falls Excerpt The smell of alcohol on her breath was enough to make him drunk. He leaned his head away from hers and took a breath of non-alcoholic air. “Shoo, Misty! What did you do? Take a bath in Jack Daniels?” he asked, scrunching his face up a...

VBTC: Guest Post by Lyle Blake Smythers - Feasting With Panthers

We found the first one-eyed man at dawn...So begins the highly original fantasy tale of warrior poet Catalan, when he and his band stumble upon a handsome acolyte near death in a mountain pass. But when the acolyte reveals his mystical vision, the poet finds...

Excerpt & Giveaway: Mrs. Garcia's Class Visits the Hospital by Kristy K. Taylor

Excerpt: “Eric introduced us to Michelle, the phlebotomist.  “What is a phlebotomist?” asked Haley.  “A phlebotomist is a person who specializes in drawing a patient’s blood for testing,” said Michelle.  Suddenly, Nathaniel got an interesting look on...