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Career Authors Welcomes Brian Andrews!
Here at Career Authors, we’re thrilled to announce that Brian Andrews is joining us.
Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, former submarine officer, and a great writer whose work runs the gamut from soldiers and spies to SFF. He co-authors the TIER ONE thriller series with fellow vet Jeffrey Wilson—and writes stand-alone science fiction and blended genre techno. We sat down with Brian and took turns asking him questions about writing and the writing life. Here’s what he had to say.
The 6 Rules of Domestic Suspense
What are the important secrets to writing a successful domestic suspense thriller? Best-selling author Kaira Rouda reveals 6 keys you cannot write without.
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Writing Book #2: A Post-Mortem
Writing your second novel can be surprisingly tough slog of rewriting and reimagining and rewriting again. Here are the lessons I learned writing my Book #2, lessons I hope will facilitate the writing of Book #3.
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Writing Real News vs. Mystery Fiction: When a Reporter Gets to Make Stuff Up
When reporter RG Belsky gets to make stuff up as a mystery writer, he finds similarities between fiction writing and journalism — starting with these 6 lessons.
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Principles of Dadaism Found in Literature
Dadaism is an artistic and literary movement that emerged in reaction to the brutality of WWI. Here are 6 principles you can learn from the whimsical and spontaneous Dada literature.
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7 Secrets to a Killer Psychological Suspense
To construct an unforgettably unsettling plot for your psychological suspense novel, follow Emily Carpenter’s tips for getting your book to inflict just the right amount of mental torment on readers.
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Choosing the Best Protagonist for Historical Fiction
Successful writers in the popular genre of historical fiction carefully choose their main characters, seeking subjects that captivate readers’ imaginations while revealing truths about their time … and ours.
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Keeping It Clean: How to Avoid Swearing When Your Genre Restricts It
With some genres, you need to keep the language clean to get published. If your genre eschews foul language, learn to work within its boundaries.
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What You Can Learn about Writing Cozy Mysteries from Hallmark Christmas Movies
Christmas movies are the cozies of the TV movie world. Here are 6 things you can learn from them about writing cozy mysteries.
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Writing War Fiction
After real-life battles in Afghanistan, much-decorated veteran and novelist Ray McPadden successfully conquered the empty page, and now offers tips, for writers of every stripe.
Read MorePaying it Forward with YA Fiction
Through fiction writing, author Claire Needell’s attempts to repay a lifesaving debt to trailblazing YA authors.
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