Writing Popular Fiction

"Speaking from experience, I can tell you there isn't a muse and if there is, she's already dating someone else." If there isn't a muse, as you'll read in this invaluable book for writers, MANY GENRES ONE CRAFT is surely the next best thing. No matter what you want to learn--from choosing the point of view for a scene, from getting the most out of a critique group to fine-tuning your final draft, from approaching a literary agent to promoting your published book in print or electronically or both--it's all there. The contributors know their stuff, and what they're teaching applies to writing at any age. MANY GENRES ONE CRAFT covers all the bases superbly, including issues I haven't seen addressed anywhere else in today's rapidly shifting publishing landscape.

--Renni Browne, co-author of SELF-EDITING FOR FICTION WRITERS

Monday, October 22, 2012

MGOC Contributor: Susan Mallery


Susan Mallery

EXCERPT from "Writing More" by Susan Mallery in Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction

Even those of us who don’t write Science Fiction are intrigued by the idea of controlling time. Imagine being able to do more with your day, to have extra free time to spend any way you would like. For a writer, more time means getting more work done, selling more books and making more money. Or maybe writing the same number of books in less time and being able to play more. There's a win we can all relate to.


But is that possible? And what if you could write more in a day—how would you know it was at least as good as what you’re doing now?

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Susan Mallery is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a 100 romance and women's fiction novels. Her books have appeared as high as #5 on the New York Times list, and they also consistently appear on the USA TODAY bestsellers list. Booklist has named Susan's books on their Top 10 Romances lists in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and she was the only author to appear on the list all three years. As RT Book Reviews magazine says, "Reading a Susan Mallery book is always a marvelous experience.” She has won dozens of awards including the Holt Medallion, the Colorado Award of Excellence and the National Readers Choice Award. Visit her at http://www.susanmallery.com.

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