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What Is a Manuscript Evaluation? A Practical Guide for Writers
A manuscript evaluation is a big-picture assessment of an entire manuscript. It is designed to answer one question: How is the draft functioning as a reading experience right now, and what changes will improve it most? Writers often hear multiple overlapping terms: The exact label varies, but the intent is consistent. The evaluator reads the…
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Short Story Submission Tips That Editors Notice
Writing a strong story is only part of getting published. A clean, professional submission helps your work be read the way you intended, without friction, confusion, or avoidable rule breaks. These short story submission tips come from the patterns editors see every reading period. The goal is not to game the system. The goal is…
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Book Review: “Secrets Lie In Wait” by Daniella Bernett
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Secrets Lie in Wait by Daniella Bernett is a taut, globe-trotting mystery that blends espionage, romance, and classic detective storytelling into a fast-paced, atmospheric thriller. Centered once again on investigative journalist Emmeline Kirby and her husband, reformed jewel thief Gregory Longdon, this newest entry thrusts its protagonists into the heart of an…
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Interview with Daniella Bernett
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Book Review: “Greed Among Friends” by Van Tellfaster
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Greed Among Friends by Van Tellfaster is a sprawling, high-stakes thriller that dives into the worlds of private investigation, corporate intrigue, and moral compromise. Set across Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., and Zurich, Tellfaster crafts a complex narrative that follows Laura Applegate, a resilient private investigator whose heroism during a courthouse shooting thrusts…
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Book Review: “The Daily American” by Douglas E. Morris
Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) The Daily American by Douglas E. Morris is a masterful, deeply atmospheric political thriller that transports readers into the tense, shadow-drenched streets of 1970s Rome — a city where espionage, journalism, and ideology collide in ways both breathtaking and unnervingly relevant. Drawing from real historical events and his own firsthand knowledge of…
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Book Review: “MASKIROVKA” by Thibaut Mallet
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Maskirovka by Thibaut Mallet is an ambitious, gritty, and intricately detailed military thriller that plunges readers into the chaos of the Balkan conflict of the late 1990s. Drawing on the Russian doctrine of deception that gives the novel its title, Mallet crafts a story where strategy, misdirection, and human grit collide in…
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Interview with Katherine Burnette – Author of “Killing Her Sharply”
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Book Review: “Killing Her Sharply” by Katherine Burnette
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Killing Her Sharply by Katherine Burnette is a tightly written, suspenseful crime thriller that grips you from the very first chapter. Burnette wastes no time pulling readers into a chilling small-town murder that sets off a tense investigation filled with twists, layered characters, and an undercurrent of psychological complexity. The strength of…
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Interview with Robert T. Kelley – Author of “Raven”