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How (and Why) to Add Romance in Any Genre
Posted by Jessica Strawser | Jun 26, 2024
Six Things You Need to Know about Writing Romantas...
Posted by Our Special Guest | Jun 10, 2024
Choosing My Novel’s Point of View
Posted by Dana Isaacson | Mar 6, 2024
After Your First Draft: The Search for Meaning
by Our Special Guest | Mar 4, 2024 | Craft, Womens Fiction
Are you done with your novel’s first draft? New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry discusses next steps, or the addition and subtraction that follows as a writer transforms into a craftsperson.
Read MoreBEHIND THE PAGES: The Wharton Plot
by Paula Munier | Jan 24, 2024 | Behind the Pages, Historical Fiction
The fabulous Mariah Fredericks, acclaimed author of historical mysteries, talks about her deliciously compelling new novel, The Wharton Plot.
Read More"In fiction, you can sometimes tell the truth better."
John Nardizzi, author (and investigator for the Innocence Project)Hank Phillippi Ryan’s Seven Secrets of Suspense
by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Dec 11, 2023 | Craft, Suspense
USA Today Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan offers her seven rules of suspense: Seven things to remember as your manuscript unfolds–and her methods to keep your story suspenseful.
Read MoreChoosing Your Voice
by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Nov 6, 2023 | Mystery
Writers talk a lot about voice and point of view. But Clea Simon says: it all depends on one question: Who do we want to be telling this story?
Read MoreHow to Write a “Realistic” Paranormal
by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Oct 2, 2023 | SciFi/Fantasy
How can there be a “realistic” paranormal? GHOST TAMER’s Meredith Lyons has some tips for those venturing into the supernatural.
Read MoreHook Your Genre Readers on Page One
by Our Special Guest | Sep 13, 2023 | Craft, Genre
Hook genre readers by fulfilling their Page One expectations. Author Nina Simon urges authors to establish their book’s genre ASAP.
Read MoreLucy Worsley’s 9 “Christie Tricks” for Mystery Writers
by Dana Isaacson | Sep 11, 2023 | Craft, Mystery
Lucy Worsley’s fantastic biography of Agatha Christie includes “Christie Tricks”—invaluable tips for mystery writers from the bestselling novelist of all time.
Read More5 Tips for Writing For Middle-Grade Fiction
by Our Special Guest | Aug 9, 2023 | Craft, Genre
Author Stephanie Willing advises kids book writers to meet the readers where they are: find their voice and story. Now she offers up five fantastically wise tips on writing middle-grade fiction.
Read MoreSix Rules for Writing About True Crime
by Our Special Guest | Jul 12, 2023 | Craft, Genre
Event-filled years in the office of the New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner give Barbara Butcher the chops to write these killer rules on True Crime.
Read MoreElectrify Your Thriller With These Tips from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock
by Dana Isaacson | Jul 3, 2023 | Craft, Thriller
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic films like North by Northwest and Psycho offer rock-solid suspense strategies for today’s thriller writers. Read these tricks of the trade from the master of suspense.
Read MoreWhy Every Writer Should Save the Date for Women’s Fiction Day
by Our Special Guest | Jun 7, 2023 | Genre
by Paulette Stout June 8 marks the fifth annual Women’s Fiction Day— celebrating one of the most...
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