The Editing Process
by Megan Haskell For the past nine months—maybe more—I’ve been working on the first book in a new epic fantasy trilogy. Though related to The Sanyare Chronicles, this story is Continue reading
Category: Craft
Article Writing 101
by Patrick Bailey Writing for a living is challenging. Day in and day out, you need to meet deadlines set by your clients, regardless of your workload. As a professional Continue reading
Five Tips to Help You Pass the Pitch Test
by Greta Boris I’ll be sitting on the other side of the table in June. My publisher, Fawkes Press, asked me to represent them at the Southern California Christian Writers Continue reading
Tropes and Clichés – How To Keep Your Writing FRESH
by Cary Christopher & Lisanne Harrington The OC Writer’s Blog theme for the month of April is “Fresh”, so what better time to discuss clichés? Nothing will kill a fresh Continue reading
First Page Recap – 5 Takeaways
Just how important is your first page? That’s the question Megan and I attempted to answer in last month’s workshop. What struck me as we planned, then taught the course Continue reading
Critique: A Push Toward Excellence Part 2
Megan Reads Greta’s WIP Whether you’re a traditionally published author with a seven book contract, or a raw beginner, you need a fresh set of eyeballs on your work to Continue reading
Critique: A Push Toward Excellence Part 1
Greta Reads Megan’s WIP Whether you’re a published, award-winning author, or a raw beginner, you need a fresh set of eyeballs on your work to push yourself to excellence. As Continue reading
RED
By Lisanne Harrington and Cary Christopher This month’s theme on the O.C. Writer’s Blog is “Red”. When horror writer’s think of red, they think of one word: Gore. There may Continue reading
My Romance with Crime Stories
by Greta Boris As promised I’m keeping you informed on my personal newsletter plans. Last month I addressed the issue of audio books. I didn’t hear anything from readers on Continue reading
New Ideas – For Monsters And Everything Else
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington This month’s theme is “New”. Hmm. How do you come up with something new, especially when you’re writing about monsters? Haven’t they pretty much Continue reading