by Christina Dodd | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog Article
Are you going to make me a character in your book? When people discover you’re a writer, there are a lot of reactions: Have I read you? Should I know you? And— Are you going to make me a character in your book? The answer: No. You’re not interesting enough....
by Christina Dodd | Jan 29, 2019 | Blog Article, Fiction
“What’s your new book about?” An author can write 100,000 words, create an insightful tale of terror, humor, adventure, romance, and mystery, yet when someone—in this case, a writer-friend—asks, “What’s your new book about?” all the insightful words dry up. All that’s...
by Christina Dodd | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog Article
Bringing Back Gothic Mysteries To New Readers One of the interesting things about being a writer is reading a fabulous book, finishing it, and thinking, “Why did that work on such a visceral level? What gave it that special pop that made me put it on my keeper...