Surprise! I have a new book coming out! It’s actually 10th anniversary edition of my book Master Lists for Writers…and it is way bigger, and I think better! It’s called Master Lists for Writers: Gold Edition . It’s coming out in ebook and paperback (350 pages) on November 4th. You can already see the Kindle version up for pre-order on
Category: Writing Matters
It’s that time again…it’s Work in Progress Wednesday! It’s not only the first day of October (the second-best month of the year), but it’s also the first Wednesday in October! That means I’m sharing a snippet of what I’m working on, and you can do the same. If you don’t want to miss future WIP Wednesdays, be sure you’re subscribed
Happy fall! And happy Work in Progress Wednesday! I know—I missed a couple of WIP Wednesdays, but we are back! For visitors: WIP Wednesday is usually the first Wednesday of every month. It’s when I share an excerpt of what I’m working on, and if you’re a writer, so can you. Be sure you’re subscribed to the blog (sign up
If you’ve been thinking about setting up an author website (even if you’re unpublished for now), and you don’t want to spent too much and you want it done in less than ten minutes, then this is your lucky day. Read all about it! I’m always telling people how important writer websites are. If a reader, an agent, an editor
If you’re writing dystopian fiction, fantasy, romantasy, science fiction, or other speculative fiction, your characters may be figuring out how to resist fascism, the rise of a dictator, the new reign of an evil monarch, or an increasingly oppressive oligarchy or corporatocracy. At the very least, your heroes may want to make the regime less efficient, demoralize its most loyal
Last month, my publisher asked me to write a letter to booksellers introducing my book Her Time Traveling Duke. To be honest, until they asked me to do this last year for Her Knight at the Museum , I didn’t know that authors introducing their work to booksellers was A Thing. I don’t know if most publishers do this!
This list of scents is something I’ve been meaning to do forever, because the sense of smell is uniquely connected to memories and to emotion. A scent in a story can flip a little switch in a reader’s brain, immediately triggering a mood. That’s why when I edit other people’s books, I often encourage them to include smells. I especially