The world will never be the same after this and it’s going to affect fiction in unpredictable ways as well. Ben Winters wrote a recent article about how the pandemic upended the novel he was 80% finished, much of which takes place in the spring of 2020. And Lawrence Wright has a novel coming out […]
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What’s the best mystery in a novel?
Yesterday I blogged about what makes a good mystery in a novel. So who did it best? Who created some of the best mysteries of all? Note that I’m not necessarily asking for your favorite mystery novel! Some great mysteries have been crafted outside of that genre, whether it was wondering if Snape could be […]
What is your favorite audiobook?
I recently recorded an audiobook at John Marshall Media (more on this soon!!) and so naturally I have audiobooks on my brain. What’s your favorite audiobook? Which audiobooks really captured the spirit of the book or added something new? Despite all the work I did selling audio rights for bestselling authors while I was a […]
What are your favorite newsletters?
Even in this day and age of social media EVERYTHING, newsletters are still chugging along, still one of the best ways of receiving content. What are some of your favorites? I’m thinking of updating my own approach to my newsletter and adjusting the ways of subscribing to this blog, so I’d also love to hear […]
When did you start writing?
Some people got an early start, some people got a late start. But we all got started somewhere. When did you really start writing? I started in high school, then spent most of my twenties convincing myself I wasn’t a writer before I picked it up again. What about you? I’m available for manuscript edits, […]
Do you have beef with literary agents?
Having once been a literary agent myself, I’m still pretty instinctually defensive of the whole enterprise. It’s not easy to be a filter, especially when every single one of the thousands of people who query you think they have a bestseller on their hands. Most agents I know are in it for the love of […]
