At first it was fun. This novel is going so well, the author exudes on page 124. Let’s stop writing and play with titles! Some time...

Does promoting your book have to be a horrible exercise in self-shilling? No! Join this zoom meeting with promotion guru Anthea Sharp and...

How do you pitch a novel? And why lavish time on it? Is it just so that we won’t be caught flat-footed when someone asks what the story...

The two-page synopsis is one of the toughest things I have to write. Yes, even harder than the chapter outline. I mean, if I have 20 or...

How do you pitch a novel? And why lavish time on it? Is it just so that we won’t be caught flat-footed when someone asks what the story...

For those who attended my presentation at PNWA, here is the book list I promised: LANDSCAPES OF FANTASY. A presentation by Kay Kenyon The...

Today I continue my musings on the top myths of the writing life. Wherein I share some of the odd notions I started out with; and how...

This is my second post on the myths of being an author. Some of these casual assumptions are great fun, but they may not be at all true...

Most professions spawn myths. They cling pretty tightly, despite the facts. Like: Actors are superstitious. Screenwriting is a glamorous...

This year – aside from all the great books I read as a judge for the World Fantasy Awards, and specifically not including any of them,...

Photo by Daniel Ebon For our concluding interview in my Ways into Worldbuilding series, I am honored to welcome a distinguished voice in...

The winners of the 2016 World Fantasy Awards: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT David G. Hartwell Andrzej Sapkowski NOVELS * Anna Smaill, The Chimes...

Sharon Shinn has published 26 novels, one collection, and assorted pieces of short fiction since her first book came out in 1995. Among...

Excited to be leaving for World Fantasy Convention on Thursday! The programming line-up looks especially interesting. After judging the...

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear on two more Wednesdays. This latest interview is Django Wexler graduated...

Louise Marley is a former concert and opera singer, and the author of 18 novels of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction.  A...

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. This week’s guest is C.S.E....

Guest posts for Ways into Worldbuilding will appear most Wednesdays through early November. Today’s post is from one of our industry’s...

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. Today I welcome one of my favorite...

Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. We lead off with L. E. Modesitt,...