Building a Mystery Novel, Insights from Dale T. Phillips
Many people enjoy reading mysteries or watching mystery stories on television or in film. They remain popular, and are a great way to escape, to match wits with a problem…
Many people enjoy reading mysteries or watching mystery stories on television or in film. They remain popular, and are a great way to escape, to match wits with a problem…
Any genre requires research into both the audience you intend to reach and current market trends. Writing young adult fiction, however, can add layers to this challenge. What’s trending? Currently, historical…
“It’s been a hard year, kids,” said Sylvester as he helped Johnny on with his jacket. “There just isn’t any money for presents.” Sylvester didn’t want to admit he only…
Recently, SBWC’s Winona Winkler Wendth interviewed SBWC poet and writer Christian Reifsteck. Christian’s work has appeared in various publications, including Still Point Arts Quarterly, Ekphrastic Review, The Copperfield Review, The Wayfarer, and Written River. He…
How a Fiction Writer Might Consider COVID-19: 1. What is the story you want to tell? Every writer begins with this question. Whether it is a fictional story or true,…
As COVID-19 continues to affect the lives of those who are part of the Seven Bridge Writers’ Collaborative community, and as cases have begun to rise again during the state’s…
The purpose of creative writing is to use imagination and originality to tell a story with strong written illustrations through poetry, short stories, novels, or even music with the writing…
oyce Derenas, a long-time participant in our SBWC community, just released a new novel: Becca’s Kiss: Murder and a Broken Heart in Alaska. We recently had the opportunity to talk…
Dear Seven Bridge Writers’ Collaborative Community, It has been a privilege and honor to have co-founded and led SBWC for the past eight years. I am grateful to have connected…
A professional context it often happens that private or corporate clients corder a publication to be made and presented with the actual content still not being ready. Think of a…