On the Virtual Book Tour for Many Genres

My latest book (co-edited with Heidi Ruby Miller) is Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction. It is a huge compendium of advice for people who write genre fiction, from horror and sf/f to suspense, mystery, romance and more — with over 60 amazing contributors. Many of the writers are participating in a “Virtual Book Tour” which essentially means they’re writing guest blogs at various places all over the internet, sharing even more advice and opinions that aspiring authors will want to check out. Visit our weblog to explore all this.

For my part, soon guests will be stopping by The Goreletter blog to offer new entries to the Instigation department on a regular basis. I’m calling this event “Dark Promptings” and it should be interesting to see what ideas come out of this.

I’m also guest blogging here and there, and a few have already been published. I’ll list them below for those who are interested, and then update this post when new ones come out.

Now online:

• “Barcoding Your Book” — an essay on outlining the emotional shape of your novel. Available at author Teffanie Thompson White’s “Free Cotton” weblog for writers.
• “Spotlight on Many Genres” — an interview with Heidi and I on the process of collaboratively editing the book. Guest blog at Meg Mim’s Lighthouse Mysteries weblog for mystery writers.
• “N is for Networking” — an excerpt from my article in the book, “Genre Unleashed.” Excerpt at the Seton Hill Writers weblog hosted by Lesley L. Smith and other SHU alumni.
• “They Call Me A Horror Writer” entry on R.M. Haag’s (Ryan M. Williams) weblog

  Planned Stops on the Future Itinerary:

  • “Writers Who Make Music” entry on Jason Jack Miller’s author weblog.
  • “Horror Writers” entry on Will Prescott’s Non-Horror Reader Survey website.

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  To learn more about Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction, visit our weblog dedicated to the book, or order from Amazon.com today. The book is back from the printers and shipping in May!