One of the sessions I attended at the San Francisco Writers Conference was called “Heroes & Villains: Building Compelling Characters for Crime Fiction.” Kate Chynoweth, who is the head of the self-publishing division at Girl Friday Productions where she is executive editor, was the moderator for the panel. Three well-known authors […]
Quote by Pauline Kiernan About Backstory
“Your character’s backstory should feel to you that it doesn’t ‘end’ where the story proper begins. It needs to still be there, under the surface. And if it’s strong enough it will help immeasurably in creating a powerful (story).” Pauline Kiernan is a screenwriter, award-winning playwright, and Shakespeare scholar. “Pauline is interested in exploring themes […]
Yiyun Li Tells Writers to Eavesdrop on Their Characters
Yiyun Li, in her keynote speech at the San Francisco Writers Conference, said we should eavesdrop on our characters and their lies, lies to other characters and to us. When asked how to eavesdrop on them, Li said to let them be and see what they do. The author is like a translator and listens […]
Penny Sansevieri
Penny Sansevieri spoke at the San Francisco Writers Conference. I went to three of her sessions. She is the Founder and CEO of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., and a widely recognized book marketing and media relations expert. She is the author of fourteen books including How to Sell Your Books by the Truckload on Amazon […]
Author Laurie R. King at the San Francisco Writers Conference
At the San Francisco Writers Conference this past weekend, I met Laurie R. King, bestselling author of 22 novels. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice and Dreaming Spies are two among the many books she wrote. King is the only crime writer with an Edgar and an honorary doctorate in theology. In her Mary Russell series of which […]
Happy Valentines Day Everyone
Have a lovely Day, Everyone.
Agents at the San Francisco Writers Conference February 12 to 16th
At the San Francisco Writers Conference on Saturday, February 14th, 8 a.m. to noon, is the Speed Dating with Agents: A Pitch-and-Learn Session. https://sfwriters.org/2015-sfwc-speakers/# Here is a list of the agents that will be at the conference. AGENTS: Margaret Bail, Inklings Literary Agency, FL Peter Beren, Peter Beren Agency, CA Regina Brooks, Serendipity […]