David B Coe

Dark Eyes

Faith Hunter

Blood Cross

A J Hartley

Act of Will

Misty Massey

Mad Kestrel

C E Murphy

Thunderbird Falls

Ordinary People

“I wonder if its possible, to write a ripping good yarn with a hero, or heroine, who was ordinary in every way.”

A reader emailed and asked me this question a few days ago. It’s a good question. Why do fantasy novels tend to be about unusually skilled people in extraordinary circumstances? Why [...]

Twenty-One Fatal Techniques

Taken from Chris Roerden’s book on self-editing:

Don’t Murder Your Mystery: Edit It.

 

My Friend, Chris Roerden, has done a great job reducing writing flaws into simple, easy-to-follow *rules* to help you get that first book sale. In her books, Don’t [...]

Hello, Mary Sue! Goodbye, plot.

Perfect characters are boring as hell.

Really, they are. Think about it…when the main character is physically gorgeous, runs faster, jumps higher, knows every trick, can pick a lock with his nose while blindfolded and never loses a fight, why bother reading any farther? The excitement of reading a good story is the thrill [...]