Craft

Writing from the Antagonist’s Point of View

by Our Special Guest | Jun 1, 2022 | Craft, Thriller

If you’re thinking of exploring your antagonist’s voice, and giving them their very own point of view chapters, bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon has some suggestions.

TO UNDERSTAND YOUR CHARACTERS, TAKE A TRIP TO THE ZOO

by Our Special Guest | May 30, 2022 | Craft

Simon and Garfunkel famously sang “it’s all happening at the zoo.” Author Carleton Eastlake agrees–and has discovered it can help you with your character development.

10 Take Aways from the 2022 Career Authors MIT Endicott Writer’s Retreat

by Brian Andrews | May 23, 2022 | Craft, Subject Matter Expert Series

Top Ten Take Aways from the 2022 Career Author’s Writer’s Retreat in person at the beautiful MIT Endicott House

BEHIND THE PAGES: The Murder Rule

by Our Special Guest | May 11, 2022 | Behind the Pages, Craft

In our Career Authors talk with internationally bestselling author Dervla McTiernan, she explains the inspiration for her critically acclaimed new book, The Murder Rule— which author Sarah Pinborough declared “the best legal thriller I’ve read in years.”

Editors’ Pet Peeves

by Dana Isaacson | May 9, 2022 | Craft, Publishing

Career Authors, take note! New York book editors were polled about which off-putting editorial bugaboos annoy to distraction. Read it and weep, and don’t do it again.

BEHIND THE PAGES: Overboard by Sara Paretsky

by Paula Munier | May 4, 2022 | Craft

Career Authors talks to the Queen of Crime, Sara Paretsky, in this exclusive interview with the New York Times bestselling author and creator of one of the most iconic characters in crime fiction.

THE DARING WRITER’S GUIDE TO POINT OF VIEW

by Paula Munier | May 2, 2022 | Craft

Point of view issues keep more otherwise sellable authors from selling their work than nearly any other problem. Agent, author, and writing teacher Paula Munier reveals the POV challenges that can trip writers up–and how they can overcome them.

Secondary Characters: Five Secret Ways to Use Them

by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Apr 27, 2022 | Craft

Fully-formed secondary characters can make the difference between a book that’s two-dimensional and one that readers describe as rich and resonant. Here are some ways to do that.

“Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science Fiction is the improbable made possible.”

BEHIND THE PAGES: The Murder Rule

I start to write without having completed the research, because once you start writing, it opens up a lot of other questions that you need to do research on, and I feel like my research process is never complete.

“ ‘The cat sat on the mat’ is not the beginning of a story, but ‘the cat sat on the dog’s mat’ is.”

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