Never make fun of anyone with a phobia, but you can bless (or curse) your characters with any number of this fears. Pick one or more of the following phobias and create one or more characters afflicted with this fear or fears.

Beneath the Shadows is the chilling debut gothic suspense novel by Sara Foster.

I have a confession to make. I always thought that lightning and lightening both meant the same thing. I thought that either one could be used to describe the flashing light show that takes place during a thunderstorm. Then I looked up the word lightening and discovered just how wrong I was.

Are you restrained by bands or by banns? Do you eat at a banquet or a banquette? Is a poet called a bard or a barred? Does a bear live in the woods, or does a bare? There are many confusing words in the English language. Learn about the confusing words from bands to bearing in this article.

Here is the conclusion of my interview with Qwantu Amaru.

Qwantu Amaru, author of One Blood, agreed to answer some questions for me about his book, his writing career, and his life. I hope you enjoy his answers as much as I did.

The Poison Tree, a psychological thriller, is the debut novel from Erin Kelly. From page one, you know something bad is going to happen. From the beginning you know that Rex has been in prison for murder. Is the murder he supposedly committed the bad thing? Or is there more?

Is it an eye or an aye that helps you to see? Are your shoestrings laced through an islet or an eyelet? Would you send a facts or a fax? When you pass out, do you faint or do your feint? Was Tinkerbell a fairy or was she a ferry? Learn about these homonyms, plus a few more, in this article.

This is the conclusion of my interview with Jason Brant, author of Gehenna and Echoes.

Jason Brant, author of Gehenna and Echoes, agreed to answer some questions for me. I hope you enjoy his answers as much as I did.