If I were to poll every member of MBT, I can safely guess that one hundred percent of you believe that you are writing in the genre to which you …
Writing Nostalgia by Ron Estrada
There are two things in fiction guaranteed to sell: sex and nostalgia. If you’re like me, you watched in horror as a poorly written smut book shot up the best-seller …
First Love by Ron Estrada
I first discovered the joy of well-written stories from men like Gene Hill, Pat McManus, and Gordon MacQuarrie. These men, among the great outdoor writers of the 20th century, drew …
5 Tips for Ultimate Blog-nobbing by Ron Estrada
I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve managed to attend three writer’s conferences over the last five years. Despite all the advice that I attend as many as possible in …
Spicing Up Your Dialogue by Ron Estrada
If you’ve read a few of Stephen King’s early works and his excellent book on the craft, On Writing, you’ll discover that the King of Horror pulled many of his …