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Guest Post: No Mystery At All: NYT Bestselling Mystery Author Juliet Blackwell Writes Great Women’s Fiction

September 15, 2015 4 Comments

Do we choose what we write? Or does what we write, choose us? It's kind of like how many licks it takes to get to the middle of a Tootsie Pop. The world may never know. But we do know, that as writers, we think about genre and the kind of story we want to tell. What if that changes? Do you dare genre hop in this publishing climate, make new writer friends, join new groups, learn the new … [Read more...] about Guest Post: No Mystery At All: NYT Bestselling Mystery Author Juliet Blackwell Writes Great Women’s Fiction

Filed Under: Amy Sue Nathan, Guest Post, Juliet Blackwell Tagged With: Fiction, Fiction Writing, Haunted Home Renovation mysteries, Juliet Blackwell, New York Times Bestselling Author, Paris, The Paris Key, Witchcraft mysteries, Women's Fiction, Women's Fiction Author, Writing Fiction

Guest Post: Author Claire Dyer On Managing Multiple Points Of View In Your Novel

July 23, 2015 9 Comments

I'm a one POV writer. At least so far. I love multi-POV novels but it's not something I've tackled in my own book-writing journey. Today, author Claire Dyer shares with us some thoughts on writing a novel with multiple points of view. What are your thoughts? How do you do it? Do you stay far away from it? In the past, I've used short stories to experiment with POV and different literary devices … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Author Claire Dyer On Managing Multiple Points Of View In Your Novel

Filed Under: Claire Dyer, Guest Post, Writing Advice, Writing Craft, Writing Fiction Tagged With: Women's Fiction, Women's Fiction Author, writing advice, Writing Fiction

Guest Post: Author Laura McNeill’s 11 Tips For Writing Domestic Suspense

July 14, 2015 10 Comments

It's summer and domestic suspense is HOT! What makes me want a guest post about domestic suspense on WFW? Because many of these novels today feature women as their protagonists, and when you read Laura McNeill's post, you'll see how the advice transcends any strict genre lines you (we!) may have conjured up in our heads. I mean, who doesn't want some suspense in any novel? If all the answers are … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Author Laura McNeill’s 11 Tips For Writing Domestic Suspense

Filed Under: Center of Gravity, domestic suspense, Guest Post, Laura McNeill, Writing Advice Tagged With: domestic suspense, writing advice, Writing Fiction

Guest Post: How Do You Picture Your Fictional Characters? by Alana Cash

October 30, 2014 8 Comments

How much do you know about the characters in your writing? Do you know what they look like? I don't. That's right! I know everything about their lives and psyches and personalties and quirks, but not always the way they look. I don't use doppelgängers. I know a few key things that help me write. For instance, in my upcoming novel, The Good Neighbor, Izzy Lane has short, layered hair that used to … [Read more...] about Guest Post: How Do You Picture Your Fictional Characters? by Alana Cash

Filed Under: Alana Cash, Guest Post, Writing Fiction Tagged With: Writing, writing advice, Writing Fiction

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