Today's guest post comes from Kimberly Hunt, freelance developmental editor with Revision Division. Let’s set expectations from the start. I am NOT a writer. Through extensive reading, professional training, and my experience as a developmental editor, I’ve learned the essentials of genres. A novel can contain elements from multiple
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Meet the Authors Behind Writing Bloc’s Escape! An Anthology
Interview with Rachael Sparks: Author of Resistant
Rachael Sparks is the author of the hard science fiction novel Resistant, which Publishers Weekly called "a scientifically accurate apocalypse." Resistant takes place in a near future in which drug-resistant bacteria are winning the battle over humanity. Rachael was kind enough to chat with me about science, character development, and
Interview with Jason Pomerance: On Writing and Marketing
How to Win at Conventions
Interview with Cari Dubiel: Marketing books at conventions
This interview is part of a short series looking at marketing and selling books at conventions. You can find my interview with Rick Heinz here and my earlier interview with Rochelle Campbell here. In this post, I talk to Cari Dubiel. Stay tuned for my consolidated advice article dropping in
Interview with Evan Graham: On Crowdfunded Publishing and Writing Hard Science Fiction
Today, as part of Writing Bloc's Author Interview Series, Evan Graham is here with us! We're going to talk about Tantalus Depths and Proteus, his two upcoming sci-fi novels, as well as his journey with crowdfunded publishing. Welcome Evan. Your book Tantalus Depths is currently in production, and you are also
Guest Post: A Writer’s Convention Survival Guide, by Christopher Huang
Continuing our series on marketing yourself and your books at conventions, we have a special guest post from author Christopher Huang. In this article Huang summarizes his experiences with mystery and crime conventions, which, as he tells us, can be very different to a popular culture convention. It’s all about