April 12, 2014
There are always people at book clubs who are curious about the process of writing and getting published. Here are the most popular questions so far.
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April 5, 2014
Renee Rosen's novel Dollface was an Editor's Choice in February's Historical Novels Review. I also reviewd Dollface in last week's blog and it's a delight to share some of Renee's experiences and advice this week.
April 2, 2014
Book review and analysis of writing technique. Rosen has devised a conflict for Vera that keeps us turning the pages. One man is dependable and devoted to her, the other is impulsive but she can’t turn off her physical attraction to him. It can’t go on like this.
March 15, 2014
I came home from San Francisco to learn that Three Souls has been nominated for the BC Book Prizes.
February 12, 2014
This blog is for every author who's ever been asked "Have you thought of making your book into a movie?" Ten questions about film options and what it takes for books to be made into movies. I ask the dumb questions so you don't have to.
January 17, 2014
Author, journalist, and all-around nice guy Jim Lynch talks about his latest novel, which part of writing takes him the longest, and dispenses some advice for aspiring authors.
January 12, 2014
Book review and analysis of writing technique. Dense with imagery, tense and skillfully plotted, Truth Like the Sun kept me reading as compulsively as if it were a news-breaking story clattering out of a teletype machine.
July 22, 2013
Don't buy those Jimmy Choos just yet. If you are a Canadian author and your literary agent is American, you’re in for some paperwork and some waiting time.
June 15, 2013
The fact that our family has managed to hang on to our jia pu, book of family genealogy, is entirely because of my Uncle Ning.
June 3, 2013
Meeting my editor in person and talking about The Damn Novel and next steps to get it to market was a truly wonderful experience. Also a bit surreal.