Write every single day. Try for one page. In less than a year, you’ll have finished a book.
Interview with Essie Lang - a literary travel guide to her books, her most memorable day as a bookseller, and her advice for aspiring writers.
The characters came to Alma Katsu immediately, fully formed, like she'd known them all her life. Like they were old friends.
Daryl Wood Gerber's goal is to create a well-crafted puzzle for the reader, so that they will derive the same pleasure that she experiences when she reads a good mystery.
For THE BRIDE, Wendy Clarke's inspiration was a black and white photograph of an old dockland warehouse which she'd seen in a coffee shop.
If you aspire to write, go where the writers are... Elizabeth J. Duncan guarantees you will come away having learned at least one thing.
Find out more about Carolyn Huizinga Mills' writing process and her fierce refusal to give up on the story that took up permanent residence in her brain and heart.
I like to write good-natured comedy – the type that comes from situations that go wrong, and quirky characters. I love capers – generally heists that go wrong.
Comparison is the thief of joy. Publishing is hard enough without constantly comparing your accomplishments with someone else’s. Celebrate every single victory.
'Butt in chair.' In other words, show up to write and treat it like a real job, not just a hobby. My mother used to repeat that quote that 90% of success is just showing up, and that’s very true when it comes to writing.
For mysteries, however, it crucial to plan out the crime and the clues. I figure out who gets murdered then develop a roster of suspects and motives.
