I am working through plotting issues myself and returned to these notes from a master class I taught on narrative endings a couple years ago. They are just my notes, which may or may not be helpful to anyone who did not attend the lecture. With that caveat, I'm bumping them up … [Read more...]
5 Funny Irish Writers on How to Write
In case you need some good old Irish inspiration to set aside the green beer for the pen this St. Patrick's Day weekend, I've dug up five funny Irish writers to give us all a bit of advice: "Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at … [Read more...]
Cara Black: Let’s Talk Research
Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 15 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, set in Paris. She's received, among other accolades, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation and the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the … [Read more...]
Tatjana Soli: on silencing the voices of no
Tatjana Soli guest posted here when her first novel, The Lotus Eaters released. This lovely debut went on to become a New York Times bestseller, was named a notable book of the year by the New York Times and the ALA, was a finalist for the LA Times Book Award, and WON the James … [Read more...]
Sandra Gulland: on getting around to writing
Sandra Gulland's fifth novel, The Shadow Queen, is out in paperback, and I'm rerunning her post from last spring to celebrate. It "will remind readers why they fall in love with the past," says Death in the Floating City author Tasha Alexander, who goes on to say, "Gulland uses … [Read more...]
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