Is Horror a Genre or a Mood?
During an interview with DIY MFA, Andy Marino talks about his first horror novel, The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess. During the podcast, Marino...
A Call to Action: Your Story’s Inciting Incident
Every story has to start somewhere. You can start with your protagonist waking up in the morning or looking at themselves in the mirror...
Jonathan Franzen: “The Novel Can Change Things”
During an interview with the Open Source podcast, Jonathan Franzen talks about the importance of writing about big ideas.
"I had this idea that the...
Are You a Mad Genius or a Kind One?
Writers can be insular, competitive, and resentful of our peers, but we can also be the most generous and supportive community. In a post...
Blending Facts and Imagination in Historical Fiction
Writers who use historical settings or real-life characters in their work must walk a fine line between hewing too closely to biography and veering...
Mystery Writers: Be Disciplined, Meticulous, and Ruthless
In an article for Writer's Digest, Stephanie Kane says that she learned a lot about writing mysteries from studying the work of Frances Glessner...
Create a Character Arc by Deconstructing Your Sleuth
In a new blog post, mystery writer Zara Altair says that while your mystery sleuth may not have a traditional character arc - need...
Marguerite Duras on Finding Stories Everywhere
In an excerpt from her book, Writing, acclaimed novelist Marguerite Duras shared how watching the death of a common housefly taught her that stories...
The Three R’s of Editing
Unless you're a rare genius or a sloppy typist who publishes your latest novel on Amazon the weekend after you finish writing it, you...
Human Connection is in the Details
An article on BookBaby suggests a deceptively simple method for making emotional connections with your readers: using evocative details and engaging their senses in...
