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Three Non-Writing Tips to Get You Writing
When I started writing, I wished I had someone in my life who could tell me exactly what to do and where to begin. Lately, I’ve been talking a lot on radio, podcasts, and television about how to get started as a writer. Even if you are an established writer and feeling stuck, or only […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Leslie Hooton
We’re delighted to share this Authors Interviewing Characters piece by Leslie Hooton! Leslie was inspired to write an interview with the novel’s protagonist–wife, mother and murder suspect, Bailey Edgeworth–where Leslie poses as a writer for Architectural Digest magazine and discusses career goals, relationships, family history, and more with her character. About AFTER EVERYONE ELSE Bailey […]
Interview With Linda Smolkin
Linda Smolkin always wanted to be a writer–ever since she saw her first TV commercial and wondered how to pen those clever ads. She got her degree in journalism and became a copywriter. Linda landed a job at an ad agency, where she worked for several years before joining the nonprofit world. She’s the author […]
Plotting Tips for New Novelists
When I started writing seven years ago, there were so many aspects of creating a novel that I learned by trial and error. In my opinion, nothing compares to early readers who give it to you straight about how your characters are coming off on the page, whether your premise is sound, if your descriptions […]
You Know More Than You Think
“Write what you know,” especially for a rookie fiction writer, is more than sound advice; it’s almost tautological. When you pick up a debut novel, it’s a good bet that you’ll find the author has been inspired by people and places she knows and her own personal experiences and professional knowledge. Despite the occasional raised […]
Author Friendships
Back in November 2020, I received some unexpected and unwanted news about a project. While writers are accustomed to the ups and downs of our chosen profession, some knocks hit harder than others. This one knocked me flat. My first calls were to authors Lisa Barr and Camille Di Maio. After listening to their sage […]
Writing My Dad My Dog
Rosalynn Carter said it best: “There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. My Dad My Dog is about a daughter, Rachel Morgan, who moves her Alzheimer’s-afflicted dad from an assisted living facility (ALF) into the […]
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PLOT OR CHARACTER HITS TOO CLOSE TO HOME?
My father and I have had a tenuous relationship at times so when my first novel captured the painful feelings of my protagonist losing her father at the age of four, my own father immediately went on a tirade: “You killed me off on page 3?” And when my ex-boyfriend from high school’s mother cornered […]
Please Don’t Give Up
This is for all the struggling writers out there who are considering giving up. Please don’t. What if Kathryn Stockett had given up? Or J.K. Rowling? Sure, they’re big names so I’ll throw in other big names, friends and colleagues: Camille de Maio, Julie Buxbaum, Emily Carpenter, and Jamie Brenner to name a few. The […]
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