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

Virtual Book Tour

Here are some of the stops we'll be making on the Many Genres, One Craft three-month mega virtual book tour from April through June, 2011:

Stop: At Your Fingertips (http://tamelaquijas.wordpress.com)
At Your Fingertips highlights the work of author Tamela Quijas and that of her fellow authors, but isn’t only about the latest romance novels on the market. Stay for a while and you’ll find her reviews on a variety of books and movies, fantastic author interviews, sneak peeks into upcoming book releases, recipes, as well as being granted a private look into Tamela's world.
Host: Tamela Quijas
Tamela is a romance author that loves to write–from paranormal to contemporary romances and an occasional cookbook. Her work includes the novels Blood Moon, Blood of the Beast, My Lord Raven, Angel's Fire Demon's Blood.
Event: Ratio of Romance
Date: April (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Sally Bosco, Susan Crandall, Matt Duvall, Natalie Duvall, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Mary SanGiovanni, Ryan M. Williams

Stop: Damsels in Regress
Jennifer, Emilie, and Tricia met while they were graduate students in Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction program. They bonded over their love for children's and young adult fiction, especially all types of historical fiction, and their desire to see their books in print.
Host: Patricia B. Tighe
Tricia is currently writing the sequel to a young adult historical fantasy set in 1890s Belgium. In An Inherited Evil, 18-year-old Mathieu Korsten must discover the secrets of his grandmother’s past to end a curse that could take his life.
Event: YA Author Interviews
Date: April 25 and 27 (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Patrice Lyle and C. Coco DeYoung

Stop: David Lee Summers' Web Journal
Host: David Lee Summers
Event: David Interviews David
Date: June
Contributor: David J. Corwell

Stop: Free Cotton
Providing discussion, tips, and marketing for education on all levels.
Host: Teffanie Thompson White
Teffanie Thompson White played with pen in hand. When pen was absent, she scratched words on ashen legs. She either taught class or wrote books, which she still does. Her picture book manuscripts, Bug Talk and For Tents and Ribbons, have been adapted into onstage ballets. Teffanie co-authors and co-publishes pictureless books.
Event: Educational Tips
Date: TBA
Contributors: Michael A. Arnzen, Sally Bosco, Michael Bracken, Matt Duvall, Mike Mehalek, Natalie Duvall, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller

Stop: Greater Portland Scribists
Host: Cynthia Ravinski
Event: Book Review
Date: April

Stop: Heidi Ruby Miller
Heidi Ruby Miller offers author interviews, essays on writing, news and photos from conferences and events, and updates about friends and colleagues in the industry.
Host: Heidi Ruby Miller
Heidi likes to read in multiple genres, so of course she writes in multiple genres, too. Her novel Ambasadora is the first in a series.
Event: HEIDI'S PICK SIX and PATHS TO PUBLICATION
Date: April - June (Extended Tour)
Contributors: TBA

Stop: Instigations at Gorelets
Michael Arnzen's weblog and Bram Stoker award-winning newsletter features a department of weird, sick and crazy "prompts" (a.k.a. "story starters") for creative writers working on the dark side.
Host: Michael A. Arnzen
Our co-editor of Many Genres One Craft teaches in the Writing Popular Fiction MFA program at Seton Hill University. He holds four Bram Stoker Awards for his often funny, always disturbing horror fiction. Visit him at http://gorelets.com to find out more.
Event: Dark Promptings
Date: March - May (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Sally Bosco, Susan Crandall, Matt Duvall, Natalie Duvall, Mike Mehalek, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Mary SanGiovanni

Stop: Jason Jack Miller
Jason Jack Miller talks about writing, making music, and seeing the world through photographs on his blog.
Host: Jason Jack Miller
Jason managed to capture his love of music through his writing in The Devil and Preston Black, the first novel of his Appalachian Gothic series. He also wrote the soundtrack to the book.
Event: Writers Who Make Music
Date: May - June (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Michael A. Arnzen

Stop: Kelly A. Harmon: Moving on to Fiction...
Kelly A. Harmon shares thoughts on leaving the newspaper business to freelance and write fiction, as well as gives tips on writing and attending writing conferences.
Host: Kelly A. Harmon
Kelly A. Harmon used to write truthful, honest stories about authors and thespians, senators and statesmen, movie stars and murderers. Now she writes lies, which is infinitely more satisfying, but lacks the convenience of doorstep delivery, especially on rainy days.
Event: Coordinating Conferences and Conventions
Date: May (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Venessa Giunta, KJ Howe, and Lucy A. Snyder

Stop: The Non-Horror Reader Survey
The Non-Horror Reader Survey is a site meant to help change the image of Horror literature. It is a place for Horror writers to see how those outside their fan base perceive the genre and a place where they can help set the record straight.
Host: W. D. Prescott
W. D. Prescott has a B.A. in Creative Writing and Musical Theory and Composition from Bard College at Simon’s Rock College and a M. A. in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Writer of just about anything, from stories in Tainted Tales of Terror and the Supernatural to his humorous site Eldritch Thoughts to columns on writing Horror for Sonar 4 Ezine. He also runs The Non-Horror Reader Survey.
Event: Horror Writers
Date: August (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Lee Allen Howard, Ryan M. Williams, Scott A. Johnson, Sally Bosco

Stop: Romance Bandits
Host: KJ Howe
Event: Romance in Many Genres
Date: May
Contributors: Heidi Ruby Miller, Adina Senft, Penny Dawn, Dana Marton

Stop: The Secret Writer
The Secret Writer blog is an attempt to bring readers, writers and authors together from all parts of the world to one 'Virtual Place', in order to review and promote the many different types of books and other literary material that is being generated today, or that has been written in the past.
Host: Calum
Calum has always enjoyed reading and writing. He is now preparing to venture on the journey down the path of writing his first novel!
Event: Secret Writers - Writing Under a Pseudonym
Date: May 2011 (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Leslie Davis Guccione, Patrice Lyle, Ryan M. Williams, Dana Marton

Stop: Seton Hill Writers
Two graduates of the Seton Hill University MFA program (Lesley L. Smith and Ann Laurel Kopchik) discuss genre issues, give writing tips, and review books at their group blog Seton Hill Writers.
Host: Lesley L. Smith
Lesley writes SF and talks about the genre at conferences and conventions. Her latest novel is Multiple Possibilities.
Event: Genre Respect
Date: April - May (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Sally Bosco, Susan Crandall, Matt Duvall, Natalie Duvall, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Mike Mehalek, Mary SanGiovanni

Stop: Writers and Recipes
Writers and Recipes brings the best (and worst) recipes from the literary scene, provided by the authors themselves. Then they talk a little about their books while you're digesting. If you're lucky, they even serve up an excerpt!
Host: Natalie Duvall
Natalie writes Regency Romance and lives in a big old house in a charming little town in Central PA with her writer husband Matt Duvall and their three cats.
Event: Recipes and Books
Date: May (Extended Stay)
Contributors: Michael A. Arnzen, Sally Bosco, Michael Bracken, Susan Crandall, Lee McClain, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller

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