When it comes to Ursula K. Le Guin, ‘inimitable’ is the first word that comes to mind. Multi-time winner of the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and World Fantasy Award, and author of The Earthsea Cycle, The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Word for World Is Forest, her novels are genre-busting spectacles and
In high school, our teachers had us conduct a torturous procedure they called ‘critical’ or ‘active’ reading. We had to summarize the plot on each page, highlight literary devices, and make our own observational notes until the books were no longer recognizable. Back when we just thought of ourselves as ‘readers’, it could seem like
Most authors who have tried to get published have heard of high-concept fiction, though the concept (pun totally intended) can be a little fuzzy. Let’s talk about what ‘high concept’ means and how you can make it part of your writing repertoire. ‘High concept’ defined The idea is fairly simple: high-concept writing places high value
So, you’re ready to publish your book: congratulations! The most important question now is when you should do it; whether you’re chasing the holiday-reading market of summer, the gift-giving readers of winter, or an audience somewhere in-between. I’m not going to beat around the bush here: with only a couple of exceptions (such as when
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