Author Q&A with Denise Dwyer D’Errico
Enjoy this Author Q&A with Denise Dwyer D’Errico, sharing about her inspirations, passions writing habits, and future plans.
Tagged: Harry Potter
Writing Myth for the Ages by Michael Finberg
When most people think of myth — if they think about it at all — conjure up images of Greek gods fighting it out in skimpy clothes.
The Challenge of Genre Mixing by Michael Finberg
To make a big splash in today’s literary world, genre mixing is essential to a writer. Like a chemist, contrarian writers must mix many story elements to produce a powerful and fresh literary work. Premise and POV (point of view) must be chosen first, but then another critical choice awaits the writer.
Writers, Balancing Act: Learning vs. Doing, by Carol Malone
I’ve been stuck in my writing of late and I started wondering about my goals. Though I want to be a bestselling author and made every plan and goal in my mind to do so, something is holding me back. Maybe my goal isn’t big enough. Or maybe, something in my thinking went haywire and I started believing that I needed to read or study every word on the subject of writing before I could write another word.
Blood in the Water – Guest Post by Tash McAdam
Warp Weavers is set in alterna-London, so my friends and I have dubbed it story ‘low fantasy’—using the world we know and live in, but with twists of magic. Think Harry Potter, or Buffy. My editor tells me that this is actually called urban fantasy, but I like my version better. So what’s it all about?
Perspective: Pointing the Way to Story by Kay Keppler
Part of craft is choosing from which perspective, or point of view, you tell your story. Your choices are first, second, or third person (limited or omniscient). Each has its strengths and drawbacks. Well, okay, second person has no strengths, only drawbacks, unless you’re writing how-to manuals. In that case, carry on. Fiction people, you have choices to make.
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