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After Your First Draft: The Search for Meaning
Posted by Our Special Guest | Mar 4, 2024
BEHIND THE PAGES: The Wharton Plot
Posted by Paula Munier | Jan 24, 2024
Hank Phillippi Ryan’s Seven Secrets of Suspe...
Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Dec 11, 2023
"In fiction, you can sometimes tell the truth better."
John Nardizzi, author (and investigator for the Innocence Project)Choosing 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...
Read MoreA Dual Mystery Narrative: Bringing the Past Alive in the Present
by Our Special Guest | Apr 26, 2023 | Craft, Mystery, Suspense
Do ancient artifacts talk to you? They speak to bestselling author Patricia Cristafulli, who shares tips on how she incorporates the mysteries of the past into her fast-paced contemporary novels.
Read MoreFive Tips to Writing a Realistic Legal Thriller
by Our Special Guest | Apr 12, 2023 | Craft, Genre, Thriller
Bestselling author (and lawyer) Adam Mitzner just released his ninth legal thriller He says that dual experience serve as an indispensable guidepost. What are the secrets to an authentic legal thriller?
Read MoreHow to Write A (Great!) Sex Scene
by Our Special Guest | Mar 22, 2023 | Craft, Genre
Sex sells! The cliche is true, but writing sex scenes is hard. That may be why New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr’s “How to Write a (Great) Sex Scene” is one of Career Authors most viewed posts. Add some sizzle while providing your characters with a close, meaningful physical connection.
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