I had no clue Plottr existed until I watched a tutorial workshop for the software a few weeks ago. Since then, I have played around with the application and fallen in love. My Favorite Plottr Tools Here are three of … Read More
Some authors have fantastic stories, but not a writing bone in their bodies. Then there are those authors with all of the expertise and not a minute to spare for sitting down to eat, let alone to write a book. … Read More
One of the questions I’m most often asked, as a writer of historical fiction is, “How do you do the research?” I was recently reading an interview with a non-fiction history writer who said he spends about three years on … Read More
It’s a brave new world, and there’s no going back. Artificial Intelligence and what it means for us, our children, and grandchildren jars my mind. It is the world of wormholes and robots, and I have just arrived. It’s not … Read More
You finished writing your book. Of course, you’ve let others read it: family, friends, beta-readers. These people gave you some input, but they may have held back and not been straight with you if they were concerned about your feelings. … Read More
This week Hank Philippi Ryan made the USA Today bestsellers list with her book, The First to Lie. No stranger to success, this is Ryan’s second novel to hit the prestigious list, preceded by her 2019 release, The Murder List. … Read More
“Everybody loves a thriller. Everyone also wants to write one, too,” wrote Donald Maass in The Breakout Novelist. Building tension, creating an unbelievable yet utterly believable plot, raising stakes, and creating authentic characters, are all tributes of a good thriller. … Read More
Writing is most often a solitary business—but it doesn’t have to be. All too often, we writers have to motivate ourselves, isolate ourselves until our pages are done, pat ourselves on the back when things work out and console ourselves … Read More