The Biggest Mistake My Crime Fiction Clients Make
When I think of mistakes in craft, there are so many that beginning writers make that come to mind. POV inconsistencies, excessive description and verbiage, and questions of stakes for the protagonist are all things I deal with on a daily basis in my work as a developmental editor, and would be obvious candidates.
Five Principles of Crime Fiction, or Where Beginning Crime Fiction Writers Often Go Wrong
Where beginning crime writers usually go wrong. Dive into five principles of crime fiction.
A Note on AI Editing for Genre Fiction
Because I work in writing and editing, friends occasionally take a certain spiteful glee in informing me of my inevitable replacement by AI. I usually laugh it off and change the subject. It all reminds me of the panic that rippled through the publishing industry upon the introduction of the supposedly print-killing e-book. Clearly, books are still around.