Victoria Mixon, Author

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Written for her blog over the years as Victoria’s editing business blossomed, this advice has become hard to find and hidden—now collected here just for you. For free.

“Clarity, intelligence, and an abundance of warm, conspiratorial humor. Only one problem: I kept having to put the book down to pin quotes to the wall.”

“I love Victoria’s easy style and her witty takes on making the process of writing more efficient and inspired. Chapter #7 is some of the best advice I’ve ever read. Filled with wisdom, insight, and charm.”

“Victoria’s blog advice has helped me a lot, and this is some of her best. For those interested in getting the most out of writing!”

“This is a great reference–you can go back to it anytime, re-read it, and learn something new.”

“The ‘short and sweet’ format is easy to understand because of the examples Mixon gives. I’ve found myself highlighting several sections that I want to keep.”

One of the elite handful recommended by Preditors & Editors, this book brings together in one place everything you need in order to begin your work as a storyteller—in both fiction and memoir. Through an in-depth exploration of the myriad aspects of the art and craft, Mixon welcomes you in a warm voice into the greater fellowship of all writers.

“The freshest and most relevant advice you’ll find.”—Helen Gallagher, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Wonderfully useful, bracing and humorous.”—Millicent Dillon, five-time O.Henry Award winner & PEN/Faulkner nominee

“I wish I’d had this when I began my first novel.”—Lucia Orth, author of the critically-acclaimed debut Baby Jesus Pawn Shop

Praised by #1 Kindle Best-Seller Stu Wakefield, in this book Mixon explores in detail the complex crafts of character development and plot structure, illuminating the work of canonical authors and applying their lessons to the creation of new stories. Join a passionate discussion of the grand art of storytelling.

“This book changed my life.”—Stu Wakefield, #1 Kindle Best-Selling author of Body of Water

“Highly recommended. As much a gift to writers as an indispensable resource.”—Larry Brooks, author of four best-selling thrillers & Story Engineering

“Lessons of a writing lifetime.”—Roz Morris, best-selling ghostwriter & author of Nail Your Novel

Written for her friends at the most elite blogs of the online writing community, this advice from Victoria has become scattered across the blogosphere—now collected here in one place just for you:

“Damn Spectacular Feet”
“It Sounds Like Your Stuff”
“Burdened by Idjits, We Push On”
“The 3 Layers of Layering in Fiction”

PLUS:

“The 7 Secrets of an Indie Editor”
“Profiles in Courage: 5 Aspiring Writers”
“The 4 Most Common Fiction Mistakes”
“Beyond the 4 Most Common Fiction Mistakes”
“Making the Most of Procrastination”
“The Bootstrapping Writer”
“Sharing WIPs, or The Milk of Human Kindness”
“Stumbling to a Pause, Gasping for Breath”
“The Attitude-Dipped Teenager in Your Head”