Genre
What is Your Why? Finding Your Character’s Motivation
In a novel, of any genre, the engine is the character’s decision making. Our job as authors is to understand why they do what they do–and allow it to reveal who they are. Hank Phillippi Ryan has some reasons you might use for a character’s motivation.
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Future Shock: Writing Cyber Thrillers
Writing a “cyber-thriller”–or even a thriller that simply uses technology–has pitfalls and cliches. But career authors can avoid them if they know what to watch for.
Reece Hirsch offers five cutting-edge lessons on writing effective cyber thrillers.
The Genre Quiz
Are you writing in the genre that’s best suited to you? Sometimes writers must try their hand at several genres before finding the right fit. Here’s a quiz that can help you determine if you’ve chosen the right genre for you.
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5 TIPS TO WRITING FINANCIAL THRILLERS
Greed, corruption, and lots and lots of money—whether you’re writing about Wall Street or Washington, learn five tips to writing a great financial thriller from Lawrence Light.
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The Career Authors 11: Samantha Bailey
The amazing Samantha Bailey’s WOMAN ON THE EDGE hit number one in Canada! (And the print version is now available in the US.)
And hurray, she agreed to answer the Career Authors 11.
The Joys of Writing Genre Fiction
The thought of writing within a genre might cause some authors to bristle at the idea that their creativity will be stifled. But with the right mindset, the opposite can be true.
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Five Writing Crimes and How to Get Away With Them
Rules. Rules are meant to be broken. Writers, however, need to know them first. Break them well, though, and there’s respect. Let’s visit some rules and learn ways to bend them.
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Secrets of Suspense: What I Learned From JAWS
Fast-paced, breakneck speed, unrelenting suspense — what readers are looking for in fiction, and how we want them to describe our books.
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Career Authors Exclusive: Interview with Paula Munier
As fate would have it, Paula and Brian have new books releasing on the same day (November 5th) and so they’ve decided to interview each other in a Career Authors exclusive double feature. This week, Paula is up first, answering questions about BLIND SEARCH, a mystery inspired by the true search-and-rescue case of an autistic boy who got lost in the Vermont wilderness
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Get Real: 4 Tips for Writing Bestselling Women’s Fiction
Brilliant book editor Brenda Copeland shares 4 professional secrets to the art of writing bestselling womens fiction.
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Pitfalls & Solutions for Writing a Science Thriller
Science, technology, and medicine play a critical role in the modern thriller, but writing a story with a heavy infusion of science or scientific themes presents certain challenges. Join science thriller expert Amy Rogers as she discusses the solutions and pitfalls for incorporating STEM in your next novel.
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4 Tips for Writing Historical Fiction
Stories from the past seem like they’re seizing attention as never before, from the mid-20thcentury bestsellers When the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens and All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr to novels set in long-ago centuries. But that does not mean historical fiction is easy to create. Join Career Authors guest blogger Nancy Bileau as she offers 4 Tips for Writing Historical Fiction.
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