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Alex Kourvo on Writing the Novel from Plot to Print to Pixel

by Admin | Jan 4, 2016 | For Writers, Nonfiction, Reviews, Writing the Novel from Plot to Print to Pixel

WRITING THE NOVEL FROM PLOT TO PRINT TO PIXEL is like having a pocket-sized mentor you can consult any time. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy Click here to read the review

Writing the Novel from Plot to Print to Pixel

by Admin | Dec 28, 2015

Lawrence Block, the award-winning crime fiction author, is almost as well known for his instructional books for writers, and contributed a monthly column on fiction to Writers Digest for 14 years. WRITING THE NOVEL was his first book for writers, and remained...

Margaret Yang Reviews Writing the Novel

by Admin | May 18, 2012 | For Writers, Reviews

“It’s hard for me to be objective about Lawrence Block. His photo was taped to the wall above my computer for several years. I considered him my mentor, but not like the guru who dispenses wisdom from on high. To me, he was more like a big brother who’s been...

DEAD GIRL BLUES—How My New Novel Came About and Why I’m Publishing It Myself

by LB | Aug 3, 2020 | Dead Girl Blues

When Dead Girl Blues first became available for preorder, I wrote this essay for Janet Rudolph’s Mystery Fanfare. I don’t know that it went precisely viral, and that’s an idiom that’s less appealing these days, anyway. But a lot of people read...

Eight Million Ways to Die (Graphic Novel)

by Admin | Jul 16, 2018

In crime-ravaged 1980s New York, a troubled ex-cop turned unlicensed detective takes on his most dangerous case, hunting down a serial killer-hitman, and ultimately coming face-to-face with his deadliest enemy, himself, in this graphic novel adaptation of the book by...