This is Writers on Writing – An Author’s Guide where your favorite authors share their ultimate secrets in becoming and being an author. 

Learn the craft of writing from those who know it best.

Line-up:

• How to Write Killer Poetry by Stephanie M. Wytovich
• Happy Little Trees by Michael Knost
• In Lieu of Patience Bring Diversity by Kenneth W. Cain
• Networking is Scary, but Essential by Doug Murano
• Are You In The Mood? by Sheldon Higdon
• What if Every Novel is a Horror Novel? by Steve Diamond
• Description by Patrick Freivald
• A First-Time Novelist’s Odyssey by William Gorman
• I Am Setting by J.S. Breukelaar
• Finding Your Voice by Lynda E. Rucker

The Writers on Writing series gives young authors the guidance they need, but has advice for all authors, from the interested newbie to the seasoned veteran. 

Are you ready to unleash the author in you?

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Interview with the Authors:

So what makes Writers on Writing so special?

Kenneth W. Cain: What makes a compilation like this so great is getting advice from many different writers at all levels in their career. 

Tell us more about your essay in Writers on Writing.

Stephanie M. Wytovich: My essay “Blunt Force Trauma: How to Write Killer Poetry” talks about the catharsis of writing poetry, but does so in a step-by-step guide to plotting a good murder…and a great stanza or two. Readers will experience the emotional attachment that goes along with inserting mood and tone into their work, as well as watch the physical and mental binding that the poet/killer has with their poem/victim. Together we’ll plot and we’ll execute, and in the end, we’ll see what consequences we’ve reaped.

Why should authors read Writers on Writing?

Kenneth W. Cain: If you’re like me, you’re always looking for ways to produce a stronger story. It’s not a preference, but a need, as I constantly evolve and reshape my words in different and new ways, all the while trying to retain a particular voice within my work. It’s about growth, and there’s no better source for this development than utilizing the experiences of your peers and colleagues. So when an opportunity like this comes about, to read of the experiences of so many great authors, I’m quite anxious to digest every bit of what they have to offer. It’s a great opportunity to grow as a writer, an education which I feel has no boundaries or conclusion.

Do you have other non-fiction books authors should try out?

Stephanie M. Wytovich: I’m currently reading Horror 101: The Way Forward: Career advice by Seasoned Professionals and I read Many Genres, One Craft, while I was in graduate school and found it really helpful because it comes at writing from all genre perspectives rather than just horror, and as someone who firmly believes that it’s crucial to read and study outside of one’s genre, I think this is a great book to have at the writing desk. I’d also be remiss if I didn’t say On Writing by Stephen King because that book saved me from dropping out of graduate school—twice!—and it’s a wonderful instructive guide and pick-me-up that I think should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in becoming a writer.

Writers on Writing eBook categories:

• Authorship
• Publishing and Books
• Writing Reference
• Writing Skills