Writers Jesse Eisenberg, Mona Fastvold, Peter Straughan, and More Trade Secrets from Their Oscar-Nominated Films
At the Santa Barbara Film Festival writers panel, Jesse Eisenberg, Mona Fastvold, Peter Straughan, and more dig into their process.
5 Things Writers Can Do to Add Comedy to Their Novels
There are probably going to be intense scenes in your novels in whatever genre you write. People get cancer. People die. Go ...
Spellbinding things happen when a stranger enters ‘The Garden’
Nicholas Bowling, who wrote "In the Shadow of Heroes" for children, crafts a "spellbinding" take on "The Secret Garden" as ...
At 83, Anne Tyler Has a New Novel. She’d Rather Talk About Anything Else.
While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: ...
When it comes to crime fiction, it’s all about motive, means and opportunity
Loving this year’s One Book, One Community selection, “Carolina Moonset” by Matt Goldman? If so, how about meeting the author? Yup. That’s right. Goldman is making an author appearance ...
Salty Little Miss: On the Power of Writing Out of Spite
Debut author Neena Viel discusses writing for spite, writing for validation, and writing for yourself in her journey to ...