Category: On Writing
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Pennwriter’s 35th Annual Conference
Pennwriters 35th Annual Conference will be held at the DoubleTree Resort in Lancaster, PA from May 13-15, 2022. I’ll be attending both the conference and a pre-conference intensive, THE NOVEL: FROM IDEA TO FINAL DRAFT, given by Jonathan Maberry on May 12. If you’re attending, I hope to see you there. Message me, and we’ll get together.
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Riccardino: A novel way to end a series
I have been an avid fan of Andrea Camilleri’s Montalbano series since the first novel was translated into English by Stephen Sartarelli. Montalbano’s impudence in the face of self-serving bureaucrats has always been entertaining. Most plots were intricate and well resolved. The descriptions of Sicilian seafood specialties often sent me to my cookbooks in fruitless […]
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And I thought I was finished
As I told a fellow writer a few days ago, the more I edit, the more crap I find. This is my eighth swing at this scene. But I swear this is coming along and will soon be ready to share with potential agents.
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A new story platform
Amazon has a new platform in beta-testing called Vella. It is a throwback to the way Charles Dickens and others used to write, publishing each chapter of a book in a newspaper in serial format. Throw in a social media layer—readers can “favorite” stories, which earns the writer extra income—and you have the platform in […]
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Free “Crime Writer’s Week”
ProWritingAid is hosting a week-long virtual event for those of us who write crime and thriller novels. Eleven events are scheduled from Monday, April 19 through Thursday, April 22, with three additional events on Friday for those who subscribe to ProWritingAid. Free events include advice from writers, editors and publishers on plotting, editing, getting published, […]
Lewis, the Scrivener 