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
Category: Craft
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
Omniscient Narrative
by Jennifer Silva Redmond For this week’s Ask The Editor, the question was from Gerald Hapeman who asked: “Why is the omniscient narrative still frowned upon, or at least unliked Continue reading
Cool Your Burning Desire For Bright Shiny Objects
by Michelle Wicmandy I’d have a longer attention span if there weren’t so many shiny things. ~ Darynda Jones Do you have a burning desire for bright, shiny objects? Do Continue reading
Brain Freeze
by RV Howard Deputy Sheriff Bernie Karpfinger sees a convenience store on the right. He needs coffee. As he pulls up, a man dashes out with a revolver in his Continue reading
How To Hook It!
by Jennifer Silva Redmond Seth’s question, which he said had been “burning his brain,” was about how writing/publishing has changed in the past decades, especially as it pertains to “hooking” Continue reading
Back & Forth: Genre Branding
by Sven Davison What’s your favorite item on the Thanksgiving table? Perhaps everything on the menu is the main attraction? Is there a strategy to eat without feeling stuffed? Can Continue reading
Put Your Book on a Diet With Self-Editing
by Cary Christopher and Lisanne Harrington With this month’s topic being “overindulgence”, we could think of no better time to discuss editing. In particular, self-editing. Whether you’re writing your very Continue reading
Research: How Much is Too Much?
by RV Howard It starts with a small detail… There is a scene in a novel I am writing in which the protagonist interviews a Buddhist priest. I was raised Lutheran, Continue reading