How to title a novel
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...
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KAY KENYON
- Jul 12, 2021
Indie Book Promotion Workshop
Does promoting your book have to be a horrible exercise in self-shilling? No! Join this zoom meeting with promotion guru Anthea Sharp and...
- Apr 28, 2019
Pitching your novel
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...
- Sep 21, 2017
Writing a novel synopsis
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...
- Sep 19, 2017
Pitching a Novel
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...
- Jul 22, 2017
Landscapes of Fantasy
For those who attended my presentation at PNWA, here is the book list I promised: LANDSCAPES OF FANTASY. A presentation by Kay Kenyon The...
- Jun 5, 2017
It’s a Dog Eat Dog World
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...
- Mar 29, 2017
Oh, the unbearable glamour
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...
- Feb 3, 2017
Meeting Mr. Big
Most professions spawn myths. They cling pretty tightly, despite the facts. Like: Actors are superstitious. Screenwriting is a glamorous...
- Dec 30, 2016
My Personal Excellent Reads, 2016
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,...
- Nov 15, 2016
Worldbuilding with Tananarive Due
Photo by Daniel Ebon For our concluding interview in my Ways into Worldbuilding series, I am honored to welcome a distinguished voice in...
- Nov 8, 2016
World Fantasy Award Winners
The winners of the 2016 World Fantasy Awards: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT David G. Hartwell Andrzej Sapkowski NOVELS * Anna Smaill, The Chimes...
- Nov 2, 2016
Worldbuilding with Sharon Shinn
Sharon Shinn has published 26 novels, one collection, and assorted pieces of short fiction since her first book came out in 1995. Among...
- Oct 21, 2016
World Fantasy Con: My schedule
Excited to be leaving for World Fantasy Convention on Thursday! The programming line-up looks especially interesting. After judging the...
- Oct 11, 2016
Worldbuilding with Django Wexler
Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear on two more Wednesdays. This latest interview is Django Wexler graduated...
- Oct 4, 2016
Worldbuilding with Louise Marley
Louise Marley is a former concert and opera singer, and the author of 18 novels of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction. A...
- Sep 28, 2016
Worldbuilding with C.S.E. Cooney
Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. This week’s guest is C.S.E....
- Sep 20, 2016
Kristine Kathryn Rusch on Worldbuilding
Guest posts for Ways into Worldbuilding will appear most Wednesdays through early November. Today’s post is from one of our industry’s...
- Sep 6, 2016
Worldbuilding with Martha Wells
Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. Today I welcome one of my favorite...
- Aug 30, 2016
Worldbuilding with L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Guest posts for the Ways into Worldbuilding series will appear most Wednesdays through early November. We lead off with L. E. Modesitt,...
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