Jamie Raintree This week in Colorado the temperature is getting into the 70s. We're getting those afternoon thunderstorms that are quintessential of April through August here, and it's the smell of damp grass and the feel of the cool moisture in the air that's putting me in a summer frame of mind. It makes me […]

Margie Lawson KUDOS to Fae and Laura and Orly and Jenny. WITS is THE BEST!  Ready to dive into a deep edit of a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author’s work? Susan Donovan. Published by St. Martin’s, HQN, Amazon, Kensington, and Berkeley. Twenty-four novels and novellas, translated into dozens of languages. Two-time RITA […]

(And 10 things you can do about it) Kelly Simmons Time and again, through my writer’s mentoring nonprofit work and pitching ideas to writer’s conferences, I hear the same thing:  writers of all levels not only struggle with plot, structure, and craft – but with productivity issues. Why?  Because what works for one writer, simply […]

Tiffany Lawson Inman A lengthy list of components must come together to create well-written action and fighting in fiction. One of the most important components is believability. Believability in writing action and fighting is something that trips-up many authors and editors. I am including editors because I have read too many published books with out-of-place […]

Susan Spann This is the third in a subsidiary rights series. If you missed one of the posts, click to read the first or the second article.  In publishing, “merchandising rights” refers to the right(s) to create, market, and sell merchandise (products) based on a book or its characters and settings. “Jurassic Park” T-shirts and Bertie Botts’ […]