Craft

"Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it's the only way you can do anything really good."

— William Faulkner

How to Juggle More Than One Manuscript

by Our Special Guest | Jul 7, 2021 | Craft

Successful career authors manage a lot of overlap between projects at different stages of the writing & publishing process. Two co-authors share their best approaches for creative multitasking.

3 Quick Fixes for Your Dialogue

by Jessica Strawser | Jul 5, 2021 | Craft

The best fiction writers know that dialogue can make or break a scene. Here are 3 tricks to help you get it just right.

Keeping it Real—or Not: Fact and Fiction in the Novel

by Our Special Guest | Jun 30, 2021 | Craft, Historical Fiction

Just how much can a novelist make up? Incorporating history into her latest novel meant bestselling author Carol Goodman had to figure out how much of her new plot needed to be real.

5 Ways to Avoid Continuity Gaffes

by Dana Isaacson | Jun 28, 2021 | Craft

Errors of continuity are distracting and can undermine reader confidence. Editor Dana Isaacson offers 5 ways to maintain authorial control and avoid these gaffes.

“There’s No ‘I’ In Collaboration… Er, Wait a Sec.”

by Our Special Guest | Jun 23, 2021 | Craft

What’s it like to collaborate with the world’s most popular author? Brendan DuBois tells us in this exclusive story.

YOUR NONFICTION IS SHOWING: What Nonfiction Writers Should Learn—Or Unlearn—to Write Good Fiction

by Paula Munier | Jun 21, 2021 | Craft

When you write nonfiction as part of your day job but you’re writing a novel by night, your early efforts at fiction may fall short because “your nonfiction is showing.” Here’s what to do about it.

What to Remember–When Writing About Amnesia

by Our Special Guest | Jun 16, 2021 | Craft

Canadian bestseller Hannah Mary McKinnon says: if you’re thinking of including an amnesiac character in your next project, here are some important tips and tricks!

How Ancient Epics Can Inform the Modern Thriller Writer

by Brian Andrews | Jun 9, 2021 | Craft

There are many wonderful lessons to be learned from the Homeric epics, in this Career Author’s post, Brian Andrews discusses his Top Four.

Career Author’s Exclusive Interview with Homer!

by Our Special Guest | Jun 7, 2021 | Craft, Special Interview

Bestselling and critically acclaimed Greek poet, Homer, author of such genre-busting mega-bestsellers as The Odyssey and the Iliad, opens up in this unprecedented and candid conversation with Career Authors.