The Faux Gothic Castle that Started It All
Today, April 17th, is the publication day for my eighth historical thriller, The Versailles Formula. Seeing my novel out in[…]
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Tag: writing
Fiction vs. Nonfiction: 5 Differences in an Author’s Eye
As an author of fiction and nonfiction, I’m often asked which I prefer to write. It’s not that easy a[…]
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Can a Book Spoiler Prove Fatal?
I had just begun the stage in the book production cycle when I reviewed the description copy written by my[…]
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Write Your Back Cover Blurb First
There are endless ways to write a story. Some authors pen their prose early in the morning or only at[…]
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Great Expectations and Bad Breakups
Great Expectations and Bad Breakups: How writers craft endings that justify the means and means that justify the ends. See also: Miss Scarlet, in the Conservatory, with a Knife.
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Hemingway’s Tips for Writers
Happy 2025! As many of us start new writing projects, I came across these seven tips for writers from Ernest[…]
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Editing for Tone, Mood, and Consistency
I’m currently in the throes of an edit, and unlike my earlier edits on this MS, this one focuses on[…]
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Six Suggestions For Creative Prompts The two most frequent questions I receive as an author are, “What is your writing[…]
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Author Lynda Allen stops by to answer our Proust Questionaire – and also to let you know what a Jersey Cozy is.
Vanity Fair, which I love, has a “Proust Questionnaire” at the end of each issue. Today we’re asking Lynda Allen, author[…]
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On Writing: Casting Spells and Making Magic
Are you a good witch or a bad witch? When Dorothy crash lands in Oz, she answers Glinda’s baffling question[…]
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