How to Find Your Thematic Principle
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Important Terminology For Writers
The following terms are often used in Plotting and Novel Structure: Challenge A catalyst in the form of a challenge will force the hero to rise up and embrace his strengths in order to emerge victorious. Challenges are never easy, and even if the character believes himself to be capable, it is the author’s job to show that …
What Development Editors Are Reading
By Tanya Gold Common advice for writers is to read, read, and read more. Read voraciously. Read widely. You need to know your genre inside and out to write it well. The same advice should be given to developmental editors. Developmental editors should understand the kinds of books they are working on just as well …
Stephen King, The Art of Fiction No. 189
Interviewed by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt and Nathaniel Rich Stephen King began this interview in the summer of 2001, two years after he was struck by a minivan while walking near his home in Center Lovell, Maine. He was lucky to have survived the accident, in which he suffered scalp lacerations, a collapsed right lung, and multiple …
22 Famous Writers Told Us About The Book They’re Most Thankful For
Celebrate Thanksgiving with the books Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Jonathan Franzen, R.L. Stine, James Patterson, Rainbow Rowell, Michael Chabon, Lemony Snicket, Chuck Palahniuk, and more of your favorite authors are grateful for. See More . . .