by LB | Oct 30, 2015 | For Writers, Matthew Scudder, News
You don’t have to believe in coincidence to be struck by the way things tend to coincide. I’ve been busy these days, working on an expanded and updated edition of Writing the Novel from Plot to Print. The book’s been a leader in its field since 1978,...
by LB | Oct 26, 2015 | For Writers, Store
David Trevor here. (But that’s obvious. My prose isn’t as smooth as LB’s, or anywhere near as uplifting as Erin’s. Deal with it.) A little history, okay? In 1976 LB started writing a fiction column for Writers Digest, and it ran monthly for...
by LB | Jul 14, 2015 | For Writers, Interviews + Guest Blogs, Q&A
I say yes to quit a few interviews, but some of them work out better than others. The quality of the questions is a big factor, and I suspect my own mood at the time makes a difference as well. The stars were in alignment when Peter Mann and Joel Meadows interviewed...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2014 | For Writers, Nonfiction
You come away from reading The Liar’s Companion and the other column collections with a fly-on-the-shoulder portrait of a working writer, one who makes a compelling case that the writer’s life is an ideal one indeed. Click here to read the review...
by Admin | Aug 9, 2014 | For Writers, Nonfiction, Reviews
It’s not so much that Block is dispensing hitherto-unknown wisdom – more the sheer amount of excellent advice given, and the way in which he puts it across. Click here to read the review TELLING LIES FOR FUN AND PROFIT is a also favourite book (click here...
by LB | Feb 13, 2014 | For Writers, News, News + Events
Publishing circles were reeling today after this morning’s surprise announcement of the merger of pop fiction titans James Patterson and Clive Cussler, who between them are likely to account for twenty bestsellers in calendar year 2014 alone. While neither...
