Storytelling – tips from Donald Maass
Donald Maass wrote a book quite a while ago called The Career Novelist. At one point, I borrowed a copy and printed Chapter 13 titled The Bottom Line: Storytelling and
October 27, 2023
Donald Maass wrote a book quite a while ago called The Career Novelist. At one point, I borrowed a copy and printed Chapter 13 titled The Bottom Line: Storytelling and
Jessica McCann is a novelist who has also worked as a professional writer for magazines, universities, corporations and other organizations. Earlier novels – All Different Kinds of Free and Peculiar
A while back, when I was asking for ideas and topics to enhance A Writer of History, a group of authors prompted a discussion about newsletters. It began with this
Authors Alana White and Patricia Hudson tackled this topic at the June 2023 Historical Novel Society conference headlining with this question: Who will take your story from good to great?
I’m delighted to have Karen Odden talk about using nuggets from the historical record to enhance a novel’s impact. Karen in the author of five mysteries set in Victorian times
Author Alana White and I had a great time talking about our writing while at the June Historical Novel Society conference. Since Alana is writing a series, I asked her
For mother’s day 2022, my wonderful son-in-law gave me In the Company of Women, which contains inspiration and advice from women in business, the arts, and other creative endeavours. I
I’m delighted to feature the cover of Stephanie Dray’s soon-to-release novel Becoming Madame Secretary. If you haven’t read any of Stephanie’s novels, I encourage you to run out (or go
Charlene Newcomb has written historical fiction, SciFi, and contemporary. Rogue, her most recent novel, has just released. Char and I connected many years ago and have kept in touch since.
Earlier this year, I promised some posts on marketing. And today, Mary Helen Sheriff, the co-editor of a collaborative anthology entitled Launch Pad: The Countdown to Marketing Your Book and
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
