Novel Structure Secrets

Bestselling pros offer great advice.

Some offers are too good to be true. But some only seem that way. Like this one I found Monday.

For novelists uncertain how to shape their story came free guidance from an author of nearly 200 books, 21 of them New York Times bestsellers, with sales of 71 million copies.

While Jerry B. Jenkins offers paid writing instruction, he … Continue reading

Unexpected Opportunities

Out of the blue came a chance to learn from one of the best.

If you’re interested in writing adventure novels, what would you say to taking a class from Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, or James Rollins?

Or how about the next best thing: a class from someone who’s co-authored with all three of those bestselling writers?

A few days ago, I was surprised … Continue reading

Okay to Entertain

Serious times don’t always need serious stories.

Four days ago, a bestselling novelist apologized for the tone of a promo for her book that releases June 9.

“This cheerful newsletter,” she writes, “exists in a reality bubble where riots and burning and hatred and anguish don’t exist. It lives in the distant age of two weeks past, when we could pretend that … Continue reading