By Jeanne C. Stein We’ve reached the last lesson. I hope I’ve given you one or two nuggets to strengthen your writing. This lesson will increase your understanding of the business. The two go hand in hand. If you are truly serious about a writing career, it isn’t enough to immerse yourself in the creative…
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Adventures in Genre Writing: Lesson 10 – Common Mistakes
By Jeanne C. Stein We’ve now covered the nuts and bolts of writing genre fiction. In the last two lessons, we’ll move on to the world of publishing. The first lesson is on ways a writer can sabotage her own career. We’ll divide this into three categories: Common Mistakes in Writing Common Mistakes in Submitting…
Adventures in Genre Writing: Lesson Nine-How Much Sex? How Much Romance?
By Jeanne C. Stein Sex in writing is always a touchy subject—pun intended. Where does love making end and erotica begin? How much sex is too much? Do you have to have sex in your story? Let’s start with the last question first. To be frank, most readers of genres such as UF or (of…
Adventures in Genre Writing: Lesson Eight–Suspense
By Jeanne C. Stein How do you keep a reader engaged? Creating and Maintaining Suspense Our goal as a writer is to entertain, and make the reader care about your story. How do you do this? By creating and maintaining an emotional bond with the reader, by manipulating their emotions, by creating and maintaining suspense….
Adventures in Genre Writing: Lesson Seven – Conflict
By Jeanne C. Stein What is conflict? Why is it important in your writing? Those are redundant questions, aren’t they? In fact, you’ve heard them so many times, you’re sick of them. They are mentioned in every article, every class, every discussion on writing. Why? Because conflict is crucial to good story telling. A dictionary…