One of the most popular subjects among authors and those who study authors is that of influences. It is a natural trait of those who teach writing, and those who study writing, to want to know cause and effect – to see if there is a combination of outside events and internal decisions behind the [...]
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Just the other day an editor I like and respect – and have sold several stories to – wrote this on her blog: “Some good stories but not good enough to send up the line. Most stories start too slow to catch my eye. More than one, if I’ve past the first or second page, I [...] by Alexandra Sokoloff My fourth supernatural thriller from St. Martin’s is out now, Book of Shadows, my first novel without “The” in the title, and my favorite book so far. It’s about a very male, very rational (he thinks) Boston homicide detective who reluctantly must team up with a very female, very irrational, mysterious (and of course, [...] If you’re a romance reader or writer, you’re likely to know what HEA means. Otherwise, probably not. HEA stands for Happily Ever After. In other words, if you write or read romance, you probably expect your lovers to live HEA with no serious problems. Otherwise, it’s not really “romance.” This came to my attention recently when [...] I’m writing this essay after what I tend to think of as a very productive day. I wrote two chapters of a novel, FRESH KILL which is being co-written with Christopher Golden 4,000 words, give or take. Not bad, all things considered. That puts me a little over 30,000 words into the novel, also [...] Your deadline is approaching, or possibly even past. You were working on a relatively solid piece of writing… for example, an examination of what causes monetary value in artistic work and suggestions on how to maximize it, while at the same time providing examples of how it is being increased elsewhere (thus providing both [...] I’ve had a lot of satisfying creative experiences while traveling this peculiar and sometimes baffling path I’ve chosen. A lot of kicking at dirt clods and falling blind drunk into ditches, too, but never mind those. Of the highlights, I can think of only two that I would be eager to re-experience afresh, if such [...] It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these, but I like ‘em and my friend Li’l Johnny Skipp(y) likes my doing ‘em, so, I’ doing this one … And besides, I am entitled. This column will appear on my birthday: I am 64 today. You think that’s old? I do. It’s old enough so that it’s tough [...] |
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