Terre Britton of Creative Flux has been working with me since November on getting this excerpt from The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual posted on her blog. You’d think—being two grown businesswomen—we could manage it, but it turns out when you want something done just right, you… Read more“Going Beyond the Beyond: guest post on Creative Flux”
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Story Climax: The Whole Point: guest post for Jami Gold
Jami Gold runs her blog under the slogan, “Beach Reads with Bite.” Her eclectic crowd of paranormal and, as Jami says, otherwise “not normal” writers/readers makes her blog one of those wonderful cult hubs of rampant creativity out there in the online writing community. And this week Jami’s hosting an… Read more“Story Climax: The Whole Point: guest post for Jami Gold”
Playing Fair with Resonance: guest post on Mystery Writing is Murder
As part of Elizabeth Craig week, I’m guest posting on her blog, Mystery Writing is Murder, with an excerpt from The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual on a topic close to the hearts of all readers: Fair Play. What is it? Why is it ‘resonant’? And what… Read more“Playing Fair with Resonance: guest post on Mystery Writing is Murder”
Hook: guest post on the Book Designer
Joel Friedlander runs The Book Designer blog, where he teaches writers how to navigate the modern world of self-publishing through his decades of experience in the small publishers’ industry. He’s an expert on typefaces, cover design, social media, and self-marketing. He’s the author of The Self-Publisher’s Companion: Expert Advice for… Read more“Hook: guest post on the Book Designer”
Backstory: guest post for Erika Marks
Erika Marks is the author of the debut novel, Little Gale Gumbo, forthcoming from NAL/Penguin this coming Tuesday, October 4th. She’s always been hugely supportive of the chats Roz Morris and I hold here, to the extent that we feel as though she’s having a glass of wine with us…. Read more“Backstory: guest post for Erika Marks”
The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual
It’s live! At midnight last night, we released my second book on writing: The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual It’s available in print through CreateSpace, in ePub through Smashwords, and should be on the Kindle as soon as they’re done dinking around with it. And for all… Read more“<em>The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual</em>”
Searching for Entertainment-Industry Intelligence: guest post on Storyfix
Hey, everyone! Larry Brooks is hosting me today over on Storyfix with an excerpt from The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual, which is scheduled to be released tomorrow. Oh, boy! Do you know what SETI stands for? What the National Academy of Sciences’ Science & Entertainment Exchange… Read more“Searching for Entertainment-Industry Intelligence: guest post on Storyfix”
Sneak previews of The Art & Craft of Story:
2nd Practitioner’s Manual
I’ve spent the month of August incognito working on my next book, The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual, an in-depth study of the Developmental Issues of plot structure and character development, with a long, luxurious discussion of storytelling. It’s scheduled to be released September 30, just in… Read more“Sneak previews of <em>The Art & Craft of Story: <br>2nd Practitioner’s Manual</em>”
The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual
This is a special midweek post, not part of my regular blog series, to make a long overdue announcement—I’ve been working all summer on the sequel to The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner’s Manual. I call it The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual, and I… Read more“<em>The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual</em>”