by Chris Dolley One of the most difficult things an author has to do is to cut good scenes from a book. I was very conscious while writing French Fried that I should try and introduce the crime chapters as … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
by Laura Anne Gilman There’s a thing that people talk around, at workshops, conferences and in editorial hallways, but it’s rarely addressed in all the How To books and writing courses. “Can you teach someone how to write?” … Continue reading
Once a Princess, by Sherwood Smith– the first book of the Sasharia En Garde! duology–is currently a Kindle free e-book. Sasha’s mother, Sun, was once swept away from a Ren Faire to another world by a prince—literally—but there was no … Continue reading
By Nancy Jane Moore At ArmadilloCon last weekend I was on a panel entitled “The Ascendance of Female Writers in 2011: Why They Dominated Award Ballots.” My initial response was to assume they were using the term “dominated” facetiously, though … Continue reading