MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction
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Putting our Heads Together: An Introduction to Many Genres, One Craft by Michael A. Arnzen
CRAFT
STYLE AND PROCESS
You Have To Start With Something, So It Might As Well Be Something Like This by Gary Braunbeck
Don't Be a Bobble-Head, and Other Bits of Guidance by Timons Esaias
Tuning Up Your Writing by Michael A. Arnzen
Dumping the Info Dump by Maria V. Snyder
Powerman Writes Women's Fiction: On Writing What You Know by Matt Duvall
Your Very First Editor by Lee Allen Howard
Make Revising Work for You, Not Against You by Adrea L. Peters
Perfect Disaster: Don't Let Perfectionism Squash Your Creativity by Anne Harris
CHARACTER AND DIALOGUE
M&Ms for Characters by Sharon Mignerey
Tough Love: Make Your Protagonist Suffer by Randall Silvis
Be an Archetype, Not a Stereotype by Heidi Ruby Miller
Going Deeper: Point of View beyond the Basics by W. H. Horner
A Helpful Tactic: The Template Text by Timons Esaias
Empowering Female Characters by Barbara J. Miller
PLOT AND STRUCTURE
Demystifying What Editors Want by Venessa Giunta
Give Your Reader Whiplash: Pacing in Fiction by KJ Howe
Pick Up the Pace by Tim Waggoner
Deus Ex Machina Undergoing Repairs: Save Your Characters by Letting Them Save Themselves by Mike Mehalek
Blurring the Line: How Reality Helps Build Better Fiction by Scott A. Johnson
Put a Little Love in Your Plot: The Perks and Perils of Romantic Subplots by Ron Edison
Prevention: Techniques to Control Romance by Ron Edison
SETTING
Setting as a Character: It's More than a Backdrop by Susan Crandall
Painting Your Setting with Concrete Nouns by Jason Jack Miller
Setting Limits: Working in Small Spaces by Jason Jack Miller
Writing from Place across Cultures by Karen Lynn Williams
Set in History by M. A. Mogus
GENRE
GENRE AND ORIGINALITY
Genre Unleashed by Michael A. Arnzen
No Such Thing as Original Sin by Thomas F. Monteleone
I Write Genre Fiction But Want to Be a Real Writer Someday by John DeChancie
Readers Resent Change by Tess Gerritsen
ROMANCE AND WOMEN'S FICTION
Write from the Heart by Crystal B. Bright
Creating My Niche in Romantic Suspense by Dana Marton
Heroes in Romance by Barbara J. Miller
Talking about Dialogue by Natalie Duvall
A Serious Look at the Funny Bone by Elaine Ervin
Tomorrow's Kiss: The Duality of SF Romance by Heidi Ruby Miller
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
Building Science Fiction and Fantasy Worlds by Nancy Kress
Description on the Edge: The Sublime in Science Fiction by Albert Wendland
Cyberpunk Remastered: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Postmodernism by K. Ceres Wright
The Brass Tacks of Steampunk by Christopher Paul Carey
To Dream a Dragon by Rachael Pruitt
Sex, Death, and Chocolate in the Middle Ages: Adding Realism to Your Fantasy by Russ Howe
HORROR, MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE THRILLERS
Ruining Everything: Tips for Plotting a Mystery by Victoria Thompson
Talking the Talk in Crime (and Other) Fiction by David Shifren
The Element of Surprise: Psyching-out Readers of Horror, Mystery and Suspense by Michael A. Arnzen
Making Modern Monsters by Michael A. Arnzen
Dark and Story Nights: Mood and Atmosphere in Horror by Mary SanGiovanni
The Shifting Grail: A Quest for a Good Read by Heidi Ruby Miller
To Thine Own Self Be True: Five Pieces of Advice for Potential Thriller Writers by David Morrell
CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Ten Ways to Avoid Losing Your YA Reader by Patrice Lyle
Linking Past to Present by C. Coco DeYoung
Keeping It Real: Mixing Truth and Fiction in YA by Jennifer Brisendine
And The Award Goes To… by Teffanie Thompson White
If You Write It, They Will See It: Picture Book Illustrations from the Writer's POV by Karen Lynn Williams
ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
I Write Short Stories by Michael Bracken
Magical Realism as Genre: Or, Waiter, There's an Angel in My Soup by Jason Jack Miller
Essential Magical Realism by Jason Jack Miller
The Manga Explosion by Sally Bosco
From Far East to West by Sally Bosco
A Primer for Writing Media Books by Steven Piziks
THE WRITER'S LIFE
LEARNING
Lessons from the Vampire Slayer by Catherine Mulvany
Pursuing the Graduate Degree by Chun Lee
The Pot-Bellied Pig Method of Critiquing by Kaye Dacus
Working the Workshop: How to Get the Most Out of Critique Groups (Even the Bad Ones) by Michael A. Arnzen
WORKING
Writing More by Susan Mallery
One Writer, Many Genres by Ryan M. Williams
Time Management: Creative Paths to Productivity by Lee McClain
Nearly Finished by Nicole Peeler
The Seven Habits that Got Me Published by Shelley Bates
How to Get an Agent by Ginger Clark
eFabulous: Publishing in a Paperless World by Penny Dawn
The Teaching Writer by Lawrence C. Connolly
Teaching Young Writers by Diane Turnshek
Where Do I Go from Here? Being Orphaned by Leslie Davis Guccione
PROMOTING
Getting Your Words Out: The Basics of Promoting Your Fiction by Rebecca Baker
I'll Scratch Your Back and You Promote My Book by Heidi Ruby Miller
Touring Virtually by Heidi Ruby Miller
To Be Reviewed or Not to Be Reviewed by Lynn Salsi
Successful Book Signings: The Personal Touch by David J. Corwell
The Top Ten Excuses People Give… by David J. Corwell
Guerrilla Marketing: The Reality of Selling Your Book by Patrick Picciarelli
Networking at Conventions by Lucy A. Snyder
Persist! by Michael A. Arnzen
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES
Related How-To Books: A Bibliography
References: In Print, Websites and Other Media
To read excerpts, scroll over the titles and click on the links!
Putting our Heads Together: An Introduction to Many Genres, One Craft by Michael A. Arnzen
CRAFT
STYLE AND PROCESS
You Have To Start With Something, So It Might As Well Be Something Like This by Gary Braunbeck
Don't Be a Bobble-Head, and Other Bits of Guidance by Timons Esaias
Tuning Up Your Writing by Michael A. Arnzen
Dumping the Info Dump by Maria V. Snyder
Powerman Writes Women's Fiction: On Writing What You Know by Matt Duvall
Your Very First Editor by Lee Allen Howard
Make Revising Work for You, Not Against You by Adrea L. Peters
Perfect Disaster: Don't Let Perfectionism Squash Your Creativity by Anne Harris
CHARACTER AND DIALOGUE
M&Ms for Characters by Sharon Mignerey
Tough Love: Make Your Protagonist Suffer by Randall Silvis
Be an Archetype, Not a Stereotype by Heidi Ruby Miller
Going Deeper: Point of View beyond the Basics by W. H. Horner
A Helpful Tactic: The Template Text by Timons Esaias
Empowering Female Characters by Barbara J. Miller
PLOT AND STRUCTURE
Demystifying What Editors Want by Venessa Giunta
Give Your Reader Whiplash: Pacing in Fiction by KJ Howe
Pick Up the Pace by Tim Waggoner
Deus Ex Machina Undergoing Repairs: Save Your Characters by Letting Them Save Themselves by Mike Mehalek
Blurring the Line: How Reality Helps Build Better Fiction by Scott A. Johnson
Put a Little Love in Your Plot: The Perks and Perils of Romantic Subplots by Ron Edison
Prevention: Techniques to Control Romance by Ron Edison
SETTING
Setting as a Character: It's More than a Backdrop by Susan Crandall
Painting Your Setting with Concrete Nouns by Jason Jack Miller
Setting Limits: Working in Small Spaces by Jason Jack Miller
Writing from Place across Cultures by Karen Lynn Williams
Set in History by M. A. Mogus
GENRE
GENRE AND ORIGINALITY
Genre Unleashed by Michael A. Arnzen
No Such Thing as Original Sin by Thomas F. Monteleone
I Write Genre Fiction But Want to Be a Real Writer Someday by John DeChancie
Readers Resent Change by Tess Gerritsen
ROMANCE AND WOMEN'S FICTION
Write from the Heart by Crystal B. Bright
Creating My Niche in Romantic Suspense by Dana Marton
Heroes in Romance by Barbara J. Miller
Talking about Dialogue by Natalie Duvall
A Serious Look at the Funny Bone by Elaine Ervin
Tomorrow's Kiss: The Duality of SF Romance by Heidi Ruby Miller
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
Building Science Fiction and Fantasy Worlds by Nancy Kress
Description on the Edge: The Sublime in Science Fiction by Albert Wendland
Cyberpunk Remastered: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Postmodernism by K. Ceres Wright
The Brass Tacks of Steampunk by Christopher Paul Carey
To Dream a Dragon by Rachael Pruitt
Sex, Death, and Chocolate in the Middle Ages: Adding Realism to Your Fantasy by Russ Howe
HORROR, MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE THRILLERS
Ruining Everything: Tips for Plotting a Mystery by Victoria Thompson
Talking the Talk in Crime (and Other) Fiction by David Shifren
The Element of Surprise: Psyching-out Readers of Horror, Mystery and Suspense by Michael A. Arnzen
Making Modern Monsters by Michael A. Arnzen
Dark and Story Nights: Mood and Atmosphere in Horror by Mary SanGiovanni
The Shifting Grail: A Quest for a Good Read by Heidi Ruby Miller
To Thine Own Self Be True: Five Pieces of Advice for Potential Thriller Writers by David Morrell
CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Ten Ways to Avoid Losing Your YA Reader by Patrice Lyle
Linking Past to Present by C. Coco DeYoung
Keeping It Real: Mixing Truth and Fiction in YA by Jennifer Brisendine
And The Award Goes To… by Teffanie Thompson White
If You Write It, They Will See It: Picture Book Illustrations from the Writer's POV by Karen Lynn Williams
ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
I Write Short Stories by Michael Bracken
Magical Realism as Genre: Or, Waiter, There's an Angel in My Soup by Jason Jack Miller
Essential Magical Realism by Jason Jack Miller
The Manga Explosion by Sally Bosco
From Far East to West by Sally Bosco
A Primer for Writing Media Books by Steven Piziks
THE WRITER'S LIFE
LEARNING
Lessons from the Vampire Slayer by Catherine Mulvany
Pursuing the Graduate Degree by Chun Lee
The Pot-Bellied Pig Method of Critiquing by Kaye Dacus
Working the Workshop: How to Get the Most Out of Critique Groups (Even the Bad Ones) by Michael A. Arnzen
WORKING
Writing More by Susan Mallery
One Writer, Many Genres by Ryan M. Williams
Time Management: Creative Paths to Productivity by Lee McClain
Nearly Finished by Nicole Peeler
The Seven Habits that Got Me Published by Shelley Bates
How to Get an Agent by Ginger Clark
eFabulous: Publishing in a Paperless World by Penny Dawn
The Teaching Writer by Lawrence C. Connolly
Teaching Young Writers by Diane Turnshek
Where Do I Go from Here? Being Orphaned by Leslie Davis Guccione
PROMOTING
Getting Your Words Out: The Basics of Promoting Your Fiction by Rebecca Baker
I'll Scratch Your Back and You Promote My Book by Heidi Ruby Miller
Touring Virtually by Heidi Ruby Miller
To Be Reviewed or Not to Be Reviewed by Lynn Salsi
Successful Book Signings: The Personal Touch by David J. Corwell
The Top Ten Excuses People Give… by David J. Corwell
Guerrilla Marketing: The Reality of Selling Your Book by Patrick Picciarelli
Networking at Conventions by Lucy A. Snyder
Persist! by Michael A. Arnzen
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES
Related How-To Books: A Bibliography
References: In Print, Websites and Other Media
