Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters

It’s a full hour, but there’s lots in here you’ll be interested in. I particularly liked hearing a fellow ex-lawyer talk about whether he’d ever want to go back in a courtroom (solidarity, bro!), and also liked hearing what he does with his money (hint: there’s a lot of good to be done [...]

What an excellent post by New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. Worth reading whether you’re an aspiring or an established writer.
And it helps explain why a lot of us published authors have to say no to requests to read other people’s unpublished manuscripts. Sometimes our agents have had to lay [...]

Thanks to ten cent notes for posting this so I could find it!
[Updated to add: This isn't true. Mostly. Except the parts about copy editing and avatars.]

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I won’t tell you what movie I saw yesterday, because some of you might still want to see it, some of you might love it, but it depressed the hell out of me and left me in a deep, dark funk, and in keeping with the video I’m posting below, I pledge not to fill [...]

Thanks, Barry, for drawing my attention to this. Some valuable ideas there for both new and experienced writers.

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Someone directed my attention to this great post by author Ally Carter. I’m pretty sure I agree with all eleven of her points.
Read and absorb and see what you think.

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One of the purposes of that challenge is to help you get past that huge stumbling block of thinking you only have one great novel in you. I know from experience that you can spend years and years revising the same manuscript, sending it out, waiting months for a rejection, then revising it again, [...]

Can I just talk for a moment about the new book? Mine, I mean? I haven’t wanted to because the publishing date seems so far off, but a few days ago I finally finished the last few copy edits, and now the whole thing is off to the design department to make it [...]

Time to stop just talking about it or wishing for it or whatever else you do that keeps you from actually moving forward with your dream. I know, you’re sitting there still tormenting yourself over the great, wonderful novel you’ve had in your head forever, and the damn thing just won’t write itself, and [...]