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Ripped From The Headlines

Ripped From The Headlines

 Lis Wiehl, author of The Candidate: A Newsmaker Novel is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels. She is currently a popular legal analyst and commentator for the Fox News Channel.  Perhaps no decision is as important to a writer as picking the right story to tell. You can’t commit to a novel unless the […]

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From Journalist to Novelist

From Journalist to Novelist

I’m often asked how my real-life experience as a journalist influenced my career as a writer. Though I didn’t know it at the time, my work as a reporter and anchor became incredibly valuable as I began writing novels. After being in TV news for six years, I learned to work quickly and efficiently. After […]

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Journalism and Fiction Writing

Journalism and Fiction Writing

Journalism and fiction writing are often seen as two very different beasts, but my years spent as a journalist have, without a doubt, informed my fiction writing, mostly for the better. As a journalist you quickly learn how to grab your reader from the very first sentence, after which you slowly unspool your tale, dropping […]

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