Although Amanda Clay writes “genre fiction,” she agreed that most writing falls into one or more genres; so, the term is probably somewhat redundant. Asked about what she likes about writing romance suspense novels, Amanda cited putting her protagonists into difficult situations, creating villains, and human interaction. Amanda explained that a successful romantic subplot –
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Publishing in a Pandemic: Moving Forward with Both Traditionally- and Self-Published Books
by Aya de Leon When the shelter-in-place order hit Northern California, I was working on several different books. Two are with a commercial publisher and due out in December 2020 and fall 2021. Another was just about ready for my agent to shop. The other projects range from idea to outline to partial drafts to
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A Good Thing, Hope
by Victoria Zackheim I’m searching for glasses that are perched on my head. I’m putting the carton of milk in the cupboard and the box of cereal in the refrigerator. I’m looking outside and see my car, covered in bird droppings, no longer the sparkling silver it once was. It looks abandoned. There are days
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Pros and Cons of Indie Publishing
Common misconceptions new authors have about publishing. Great interview with Brooke Warner of SheWritesPress, by Joey Garcia. Subjects covered Author misconceptions about the future of publishing. Upcoming creativity and change most likely in the indie publishing space. One common author misconception: Traditional publishing is end all be all. Indie publishing offers a way in for
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Wanted to attend the San Francisco Writers Conference but short on time or cash for the full event?
Take a 3-hour MASTER CLASS- TAKE AN AFFORDABLE MASTER CLASS IN WRITING AND START YOUR YEAR OFF WRITE! By Laurie McLean, Director, San Francisco Writers Conference If you’ve ever wanted to concentrate on one problematic area of your writing career—be it brand building, pacing/tension, character development, article writing, memoir, pitching, self-publishing, website building, or visualizing
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How to make this your Best Writers Conference Ever, “The End is Where You Begin”
By Lissa Provost The Heroes Journey through the San Francisco Writers Conference You’ve just typed “The End” on your Magnum Opus, the manuscript you’ve been working on for years. Your heart and soul and thousands of hours of work are backed up on a flash drive that fits on a keychain, and on the cloud,
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