This went up a couple of days ago, actually, but we have a lovely guest post and contest up at Literary Escapism — it’s about telling lies as a writer:
One of the big writer maxims is: Write what you know.
It’s advice that usually works. Do you want real action, real emotions, real consequences? Remember what [...]
And another! With giveaway (natch). This time U.S.A. Today bestselling author — or rather, coauthor — C. T. Adams asked us, among many other things, how we worked out our own crazy coauthoring process:
A: [...] Another great thing we have going for our partnership is the fact that many of our skills and talents are [...]
There’s a guest post up at My Book, the Movie — it talks about writing action scenes:
One of my favorite things to come across while I’m reading is a really fantastic action scene. When the author’s somehow managed to tell me where everybody is, what they’re doing, how they’re feeling, what the action means, and [...]
There’s a guest post up at Darque Reviews — and a contest for a signed copy of the book. The post itself deals with worldbuilding paranormal romances:
One of the most fun parts of writing a paranormal romance is figuring out just where the “paranormal” is going to come in. Traditional vampire mythology? Trip to Faerie? [...]
Of a sort, anyway. Athena’s Bookshelf has put up an interview-style post called “UpClose & Personal” — it’s short, sweet, and contains movie references. For instance:
Favorite guilty pleasure:
It’s terrible. Watching romantic comedies and mid-90s films for teenagers. (Yes, I almost quoted Empire Records instead of answering this question.) (more…)
