Genre

Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 5: The Antagonist

by Laura DiSilverio | Aug 2, 2024 | Cozy Mystery, Mystery

This week Career Authors highlights the expert cozy-writing advice of our former colleague Laura DiSilverio. Whodunit? As in other mystery sub-genres, a good villain is key to a great cozy mystery. Laura offers insider tips on developing your baddie.

Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 4: The Murder

by Laura DiSilverio | Aug 1, 2024 | Cozy Mystery, Mystery

This week Career Authors highlights the expert cozy-writing advice of our former colleague Laura DiSilverio. In cozies, sex and violence occur offstage, but even so, someone’s going to die. Read Laura’s killer tips.

Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 3: The Setting

by Laura DiSilverio | Jul 31, 2024 | Cozy Mystery, Mystery

This week Career Authors highlights the expert cozy-writing advice of our former colleague Laura DiSilverio. Today’s topic: Setting. When developing your cozy mystery series, be sure to create an inviting story backdrop that readers will want to visit again and again.

Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 2: The Protagonist

by Laura DiSilverio | Jul 30, 2024 | Mystery

This week Career Authors highlights the cozy-writing expertise of our former colleague Laura DiSilverio. Laura offers up three things to think about when developing your cozy’s main character.

Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 1: A Good “Hook”

by Laura DiSilverio | Jul 29, 2024 | Cozy Mystery, Mystery

This week Career Authors highlights the cozy-writing expertise of our former colleague Laura DiSilverio. Today’s all-important topic: “The Hook.” It’s the hook that gets readers to bite. Use Laura’s bestselling techniques to draw readers into your cozy mystery.

Full Force & Effect: Military Thriller Writing Lessons from Tom Clancy

by Brian Andrews | Jul 2, 2024 | Craft, Horror

Tom Clancy is the godfather of the military thriller and gold standard upon which today’s genre authors are judged. In this week’s post, we explore 5 key factors that contributed to his phenomenal success.

How (and Why) to Add Romance in Any Genre

by Jessica Strawser | Jun 26, 2024 | Romance

by Priscilla Oliveras It’s no secret, romance novels fly off the shelves. YA and adult readers...

Six Things You Need to Know about Writing Romantasy

by Our Special Guest | Jun 10, 2024 | Craft, Romance, SciFi/Fantasy

Romantasy titles are burning up the fiction bestseller charts. What is it, and how do you write it? Romantasy bestseller Maria V. Snyder reveals her tips.

Choosing My Novel’s Point of View

by Dana Isaacson | Mar 6, 2024 | Craft, Genre

Need a refresher on Point of View? Choosing the optimal POV for your novel may be integral to its success, and Dana Isaacson lays out the options.

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.