Writer Wins Love Lottery Because this is a writing blog, there is a writing angle here—perhaps the most important writing advice I can give anyone—but it's …
Booker Prize Finalist and PEN/Faulkner winner Karen Joy Fowler on Beginning to Write
Lucky all of us who love great fiction: a new edition of Karen Joy Fowler's Black Glass was released yesterday! This terrific short story collection won the …
5 Fabulous Literary Fathers, in Their Own Words
In celebration of Father's Day... You may think you have the best real dad in the world (I certainly do!), but I've pulled together some fictional contenders to …
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What Makes a Great Book Review, in 18 Words
(Or, how I spent my Sunday night on a virtual tour of the New York Times Book Review) I spent some time Sunday night watching a Book TV piece on the New York …
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A 6-Book Quiz: Match the Amazon 1 Star Reviews to the Classic Books they Describe
Match the Amazon 1 Star Reviews to the Classic Books they Describe Can you match the actual 1-star Amazon reviews with the books they were posted for? The …
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Laura Nicole Diamond's debut novel, Shelter Us, is just out, and Christina Baker Kline says she "couldn’t put this lovely book down." Laura also edited the …
So you want to write a novel with another person?
Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke write novels. Together. And they do it while living thousands of miles apart--Liz in San Diego and Lisa in Chicago. They are …
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10 Writing Tips from the Masters
10 Writing Tips from the Writing Masters: “Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human behaviors and unexpected and startling …
7 Fabulous Writing Tips (and Publishing Tips too!) from my 1st Books Guest Authors
I'm celebrating the 7th anniversary of 1st Books this week -- yes, 7 years of terrific guest author posts and other writing and publishing tips! -- with 7 tips …
19 Twitter Tips for Authors + Others
What makes people follow, favorite, click, and retweet? This post updates one I did two years ago--a generation or more in social media right?--with info I …