Interview with Carole Waterhouse, author of 'The Tapestry Baby ...

Pump Up Your Book Announces Carole Waterhouse?s ?The Tapestry Baby Virtual Book Tour June 2011?

1228 readersJoin Carole Waterhouse, author of the literary fiction novel, The Tapestry Baby, as she virtually tours the blogosphere June 6 ? 30 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book! About Carole Waterhouse A creative writing professor at California University of Pennsylvania, Carole Waterhouse is the author of two novels, The Tapestry Baby

Developing A Fictional Character

629 readersby Todd RutherfordWriters who prefer working in fiction often struggle with character development. The process itself can sound quite easy. But, in reality it takes a lot of work and consideration. It doesn?t matter which genre of fiction writing you?re doing. Developing quality characters who are memorable can be difficult.Research and background work are crucial

Lying About People: Developing Fictional Characters

773 readersby Todd RutherfordCharacter development is one of the main keys to writing a successful novel. If your characters are not believable and well rounded, your readers will not be able to keep their interest in your story. This is true whether your story i...

Teenage Fiction and Responsibility

719 readersI've always thought that teenage fiction's purpose is not to promote certain types of behaviour or to teach lessons. ?But if a book actually claims to be trying to achieve something, then I think the author has a responsibility to do it in the best way possible. I recently read a review copy of Rich

Terence McKenna Book on Kickstarter

937 readersDennis McKenna, the youngest brother of psychedelic author Terence McKenna, has already raised more than $42,000 in pledges to write a memoir about a life ?intertwined? with his famous sibling. At Kickstarter you can support his project, T...

Quit Your Whining and Start Writing

671 readersphoto by Benjamin Grayby Todd Rutherford Do you dream of being an author? You enjoy writing, but don't think of yourself as a real writer. Stop thinking that way! Everyone has a book in them, but only a few actually write a book. It's not as daunting...

Star Wars Sounds Star in Literal Audio Book

444 readers Chronicle Books' new title, The Sounds of Star Wars, celebrates unmistakable sound effects from the science fiction series. In the video above, the Underwire blog explored some of the book's 250 sounds and 300 photographs. The $60 book features a sound module that works with both headphones and an built-in speaker. What other subjects do

Write First, Publish Later

1262 readersToday?s guest post comes from Lissete Lanuza, who reminds us to focus on the right thing ? writing. You have an author?s page. You regularly update your blog, and you have a list of agents you?d like to represent you. You?ve studied demographics, and tailored your story to reflect the readership you hope to gain. You?ve

Interview with ?The Mirror of Yu-Huang? by Young Adult Fantasy Author Christine Norris

882 readersChristine Norris is the author of several works for children and adults, including the Library of Athena series and the Zandria duology. When she?s not out saving the world one story at a time, she is disguised as a mild mannered substitute teacher, mother, and wife. She cares for her family

Footnotes: 5 Articles About Creating Characters

1406 readers "First, find out what your hero wants. Then just follow him." ~ Ray Bradbury Footnotes is a recurring series on the GLA blog where I pick a subject and provide several interesting articles on said topic. This week I?ve included five articles on writing characters. 1.?Keeping it real. Author Lauren Oliver discusses how to create realistic characters. 2.?How does that

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