by David Henderson | Writing
Memoir is one of the most popular genres among first-time writers. What story does one know more intimately than one’s own life? Still, writers who tackle memoirs often do so on the mistaken assumption that such a text might be straightforward and simple because it...
by Carly Cantor | Writing
In the first phase of editing fiction—some call it “development editing”—I focus on the structural issues in the crafting of the novel, such as point-of-view; character development; plot and subplots; and balance among action, interior monologue, and dialogue. I hope...
by Caroline Hiley | Writing
The Difference Between Author and Writer The question keeps coming around in writing/editing forums: At what point can a writer be dubbed an author? Some folks feel the term only applies when the writer has published a work, generally a book, in the traditional way....
by Theodora Bryant | Writing
More than in any other genre of fiction, readers of science fiction want to be challenged. Most science fiction readers can stretch their minds around conceptual advances contained within a story. Boring, unbelievable, or inconsistent text and scenes will make them...
