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Six Powerful Secrets to Polishing Your Manuscript
Posted by Our Special Guest | Aug 19, 2024
Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 7: Pets
Posted by Laura DiSilverio | Aug 4, 2024
Formula for Writing a Cozy Mystery, Part 6: The Su...
Posted by Laura DiSilverio | Aug 3, 2024
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.
Read MoreFormula 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.
Read MoreFormula 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.
Read MoreFormula 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.
Read MoreFormula 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.
Read MoreFull 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.
Read MoreHow (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...
Read MoreSix 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.
Read MoreChoosing 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.
Read MoreAfter 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."
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