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I WANT TO WRITE THRILLERS FOR A LIVING…SHOULD I GET AN MFA OR NOT?

Posted by Our Special Guest | Nov 29, 2021 | Craft

Best-selling thriller author Simon Gervais tackles the question of whether or not you should get an MFA

Hope is an Active Verb! 5 Ways to Keep Writing

Posted by Our Special Guest | Nov 17, 2021 | Craft, Mystery

Keeping hope alive these days is no easy task—but especially for writers! Bestselling author and writing teacher Susan Breen offers tips to jumpstart your latest writing project.

The Hot Market for Writing & Publishing Holiday Fiction

Posted by Our Special Guest | Oct 20, 2021 | Publishing

Tis the season for books about Christmas. Debbie Macomber & other bestsellers share their best tips for writing & publishing holiday fiction.

Telling the Truth about a Top-Secret Life

Posted by Our Special Guest | Oct 11, 2021 | Publishing

Gathering other eyewitness accounts of events in his formerly top-secret life deepened Ray McPadden’s war memoir while raising the question: Is there just one truth? Then, after submitting his action-packed story for an elaborate and lengthy national security clearance, the question became: Whose truth is it?

SWITCHING GENRES 101

Posted by Our Special Guest | Oct 6, 2021 | Craft

If you’re in this writing game for the long haul—to be a career author—you need to adapt as the times, readers’ tastes, the marketplace, and your own writerly desires and ambitions change. Sometimes that means switching genres. Here’s what to look out for.

How to be A Rock Star Author: Five Things Playing in Bands Taught Me About Writing

Posted by Our Special Guest | Sep 29, 2021 | Craft, Mystery

Can being a real rock star help you become a rock star author? Novelist (and bass player) Clea Simon reveals how “on stage” can go onto the page.

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