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Category: Scenes

New Book: Writing Young Adult Fiction

Posted on February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 by steve

After two years of editing(!) Dani’s and my new book, Writing Young Adult Fiction, is about to be published. As one of our fans, I’d like to extend this special pre-publication offer to you: get the Kindle book for just $2.99, or get it for free when you purchase the paperback. My favorite part of the book…

Conflict: The Scene’s the Thing

Posted on November 3, 2015 by steve

By Alley Carter, author of the YA series The Gallagher Girls Are you a plotter or a seat-of-your-pantser? If you hang out around enough writers you’ll eventually hear that question. And it’s a pretty good one. Everyone has a different approach to plotting. Some people just sit down and start writing; some agonize for weeks or months…

Writing the Action Scene

Posted on November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 by steve

by David Alexander Thirty-odd books ago, when I began writing my first action thriller, the initial installment of the Phoenix series (Leisure Books), I decided to take a critical look at the genre. I wanted to craft dynamic action scenes that would give the reader the most bang for the buck. I was anxious to…

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