by Piper Bayard | Sep 13, 2017 | Life and Death, Writing
Bayard & Holmes ~ Piper Bayard Lone Wolf Writers are those who shun critique groups, avoid craft classes, and cross the street when we see volunteer editors heading toward us. We are known for keeping to ourselves and avoiding too many voices in our heads and in...
by Piper Bayard | Nov 14, 2016 | Writing
Writing Craft for Lone Wolves and Authors on a Budget By Piper Bayard Sshh! I have a secret. I’ve never said it out loud, but I’m going to share it with you – because you need to know. I’m an author with two books out. Both books made the top ten of one bestseller...
by Piper Bayard | Jun 11, 2014 | Apocalypse, Book Reviews
Eighty years in the future, America has devolved into a totalitarian theocracy. The ruling Josephites clone the only seeds that grow in the post-apocalyptic climate, allowing their Prophet to control who eats, who starves, and who dies in the ritual...
by Piper Bayard | Jun 4, 2014 | Amusing Ourselves and Hopefully You
By Piper Bayard Flat Spooky is a wannabe spook whose mother was a Russian Honey Trap and father was an extra in The Bourne Legacy. He came home with me from his birthplace in the back seat of a Ford Focus in San Francisco to be my Spook Consultant when Holmes is tied...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 12, 2014 | Amusing Ourselves and Hopefully You
Two weeks ago, I challenged readers to a contest telling us how a rose would end up atop a desert cliff in the middle of nowhere. Their stories had to include the words “Dixie,” “witness protection,” and “cheese grater.” See The...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 5, 2014 | Amusing Ourselves and Hopefully You, Writing
By Piper Bayard Last week, I challenged readers to a contest telling us how a rose would end up atop a desert cliff in the middle of nowhere. Their stories had to include the words “Dixie,” “witness protection,” and “cheese grater.”...
by Piper Bayard | Feb 11, 2014 | Guest Posts
Today we welcome historical mystery writer K.B. Owen to tell us about Ghostbusting in the early 20th century. K.B. taught college English at universities in Connecticut and Washington, DC and holds a doctorate in 19th century British literature. A long-time mystery...
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