Posted on December 4, 2023 at 9:53 AM 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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Self-publishing a cookery book: Cookbook author Jane Dixon-Smith shares how she navigated the challenges of a photo-heavy book, including the photography and design aspects (The Creative Penn).
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Physical cues of violence: Trained fighter and author Carla Hoch discusses the body-language "tells" that some sort of fight or assault is about to happen (Writer's Digest).
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Balancing history and narrative in historical fiction: Author Emily Bleeker shares how she approaches character and setting in her novels to make sure her readers are transported into both the past and the story (Writer's Digest).
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Creating conflicted antagonist characters: C.S. Lakin uses her own fiction as a case study for techniques you can use to keep your villains or nemeses from becoming one-dimensional stereotypes (Live Write Thrive).
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