Sandra Brown,”These eight books influenced me to become a writer.” I was asked to guest blog about books that influenced me to become a writer. Hmm. Not as easy a request as it might seem. No doubt every book I’ve read, or that was read aloud to me before I acquired the skill, inched me […]
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Getting your Inner Journalist on… Reporting Techniques That’ll Enhance Your Fiction
Getting your Inner Journalist on… Reporting Techniques That’ll Enhance Your Fiction Though it sounds counterintuitive, reporting techniques can greatly enhance your fiction. I wrote journalism and literary nonfiction for two decades before ever attempting to write fiction, but when my second memoir didn’t sell, I took the plunge. The transition was slow at first, but […]
How to Write the Book you’ve Always Wanted to Write
How to Write the Book you’ve Always Wanted to Write If you want to write a book, there are six things you need to find. You don’t have to look far. They’re inside you! Find a critically acclaimed book that you admire. Read it once, making a list of events in each chapter. Then make […]