Posted on August 23, 2023 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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What is cosmic horror in fiction?: WD managing editor Moriah Richard explains this particular genre and offers examples of it as well as strategies (Writer's Digest).
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Five tips for adding otherworldly elements into your novel: We have enough reality, says author Hailey Piper — why not put something extraordinary into your novel — like, say, a demon in an Old West setting (Writer's Digest).
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Five tips for using genre tropes to generate new work: Along those lines, author Halley Sutton shares ways to put your own spin on something tried-and-true (Writer's Digest).
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Explore the fictional character that you present to readers: Author and book coach Anne Janzer points out that even your writing voice is a person, or at least a persona; she offers some guidance for understanding what that voice is (Jane Friedman).
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Three forms of memory every memoirist must know: Editor and book coach Lisa Cooper Ellison says that understanding how memory works is essential for you to make meaning (and memoir material) out of it (Jane Friedman).
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