I am working through plotting issues myself and returned to these notes from a master class I taught on narrative endings a couple years ago. They are just my …
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5 Funny Irish Writers on How to Write
In case you need some good old Irish inspiration to set aside the green beer for the pen this St. Patrick's Day weekend, I've dug up five funny Irish writers to …
Cara Black: Let’s Talk Research
Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 15 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, set in Paris. She's received, …
Tatjana Soli: on silencing the voices of no
Tatjana Soli guest posted here when her first novel, The Lotus Eaters released. This lovely debut went on to become a New York Times bestseller, was named a …
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Sandra Gulland: on getting around to writing
Sandra Gulland's fifth novel, The Shadow Queen, is out in paperback, and I'm rerunning her post from last spring to celebrate. It "will remind readers why they …
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Elizabeth Scarboro: Writing, The Ultimate Double Life
My guest author this week, Elizabeth Scarboro, is the author of My Foreign Cities--which was chosen as an Oprah Book of the Week, one of the San Francisco …
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Tara Conklin: Keep Writing, Keep Writing, Keep Writing
The House Girl author Tara Conklin did a wonderful post here about the persistence required to get her gorgeous debut published. The House Girl became a New …
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What Do You Get at a Writers Conference?
Several times over the course of the San Francisco Writers Conference last month, I was asked what's in a conference for the writers-panelists. A few of the …
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A Survival Guide to Writers Conferences: 1. Eat Chocolate for Breakfast
A friend who is heading for a writers' conference next month asked if I had any advice, and since it's not the first time I've been asked: 1. Eat Chocolate for …
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Cathy Marie Buchanan: Finding the Writing Life
Earlier this year, when Cathy Marie Buchanan asked if I'd read her new novel, The Painted Girls, I jumped at the chance. I loved her debut, The Day the Falls …
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