The stranger's name is Sanchez. The envelope he presents each contact offers a choice: yes or no. But they cannot reject the terms, or even hesitate. Indecision can be dangerous, even fatal. For once in their lives, their destiny is completely in their hands, and the hands of their…

Ava finds herself sad and confused because of Zeke’s late night confession and announcement that he was leaving to join the military.

In the meantime John and Helen are having relationship problems and Helen’s father, Mr. Mathias, is involved.

Abe’s total lack of responsibility…

My girlfriend, Melissa Studdard, and I were thrilled with the opportunity to contribute our voices to this phenomenal collection of authentic pieces known as the ONE series. Editor Mark Miller and publisher Giovanni Gelati have provided a forum in which we feel we can speak our own truths while intermingling…

Amy Clipston will be part of a large panel of Amish authors that I will have as guests on The G-ZONE, my blogtalk radio show, on May 19^th @ 5PM EST. The other authors scheduled to appear are Amazon Kindle Best-Selling authors: Karen Anna Vogel, Roger Rheinheimer, Crystal Linn, Isaac & Sarah Martin,…

Submitting to Literary Magazines

Reprint with permission from author, Katrina Parker Williams

New and emerging writers interested in having their works published should consider submitting to literary magazines as an invaluable part of their writing goals. Writers need to understand…

Submitting to Literary Magazines

Reprint with permission from author, Katrina Parker Williams

New and emerging writers interested in having their works published should consider submitting to literary magazines as an invaluable part of their writing goals. Writers need to understand…

Almost a year ago, I was handed an assignment. That’s how it felt, Trestle Press enjoyed my novel Daniel’s Lot and its exploration of Christian themes. They asked me if I would start a religious series for them. As authors do, I wanted to experiment. I wanted to talk about what religion meant…

Son of Mine: Redemption, Volume III

             Aaron’s father confronts his past demons and falls further into darkness and despair.   It will take a miracle for Aaron and his brother to find out the truth and set the family on a path of faith and forgiveness.

            As our journey…

 I wanted a reminder of where it started. In celebration of the upcoming release of The Secret Queen, may I present –

From The Beginning (Sept 3, 2010)

I sat down with the purpose of writing a story for my children.

Thus, Empyrean was born.

(Kinda made that last sentence sound…

The husband and wife writing duo Isaac & Sarah Martin bring you a very special short story, one that could apply to any day of the year really.

It is Mother’s Day, and the Jenkins are just waking up before they have to get ready for Church. Mrs. Jenkins implores Mr. Jenkins before…

Thodes is a research station in far-off interstellar space, isolated by intention, so its population of six scientists can work independent of outside influences. Their mission, to create intelligent androids capable of behaving and feeling like humans, was to have been the salvation of a galaxy-spanning economic…

As different as the Amish are from the outside world, so is the Palatin Commune from the rest of their Amish brethren. Enigmatic and strict, the leaders of the sect have guarded their privacy for generations. In Part 3 of Secrets, Volume I of The Amish Mysteries series, we continue to…

Let’s start with the basics. Where did you grow up? Did your childhood contribute to your desire to be a writer? If so, how?

I grew up on the west side of Cincinnati. When I think back to my childhood, I realize it’s no wonder I became a mystery writer. My parents,…

 Marinda Askes: M is for MP3, but where do I shelve it??

Hi there!

The store has been live for a month and it has been an interesting four

weeks. It seems that people don’t quite know what to make of South African

audio books in downloadable format.

The response from readers who have browsed our digital shop has ranged from

“Finally! Here you are. South African audio books!”  to “OK. So when do

you post my CD?” or even to “So…

 Finding your voice. That does sound so euphoric, but it has a good ring to

it. Take the example below:

Like most actors living in London, I attended classes at the Actor’s

Centre, in an attempt to hone my skills. I especially liked the one-on-one

sessions with a vocal coach. My vocal coach was always extremely

interested in my accent as she didn’t meet many South African actors. She

said she had never had an Afrikaans student at all. Well…

Reprint with permission from author, Katrina Parker Williams

Writers struggle with how to write the introduction to a story. If the introduction is dull and unexciting, the reader is apt to put it down, never to even read the second paragraph. If the introduction is engaging and…

Sixty seven years ago, the Fourth Street Bank was robbed and the assistant manager murdered. The money was never recovered, and their only suspect disappeared into thin air. Everyone knew that he did it…except his family.

Pepper has been hired to clear his name, but that leaves her with…

Another Title in the Trestle Press Digital Short Story Series:

Mark Miller (One, Small World Global Protection Agency) teams with his daughter and first time author Olivia Miller.

In Sons of the King, they have created a fantasy world with a touch of science fiction. In the land of Mysstira on…

Mark has invited you to the event: The Authors of One, a G-Zone Panel.

Date: May 12, 2012 01:00PM

Venue: BlogTalkRadio- http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gelatisscoop

Location: The United States

Description:

The eclectic group of best-selling and award-winning writers and poets known as the Authors of One will be on the G-Zone blogtalkradio program for an hour of insightful…

His last chance was their only hope.

In this new, best-selling, periodical short story series from Trestle Press, a man on the brink of self-destruction is given the opportunity to start over.

Part 7 of 10.

With spring in full swing, Allan learns to start working his farm. He has chickens in…