WD Week in Review 04/07: Focusing On Genre

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This week, the WD team is interested in the intricacies of genre. Whether you love spies or high-fantasy, here are some tips to guide you.

View in browser This week, the WD team is interested in the intricacies of genre. Whether you want to write spies or high-fantasy, here are some tips to guide you. 5 Tips for Writing a Spy Thriller Novel Writing a spy thriller is harder than it appears. Even though I was working in intelligence when I sold my first book, The Taker, it was not a spy novel. All five of my books have a combination of historical fiction and horror or fantasy. Nary a secret agent in sight. It would take me ten years to crack the code and write my first spy thriller, Red Widow, which came out March 23. If you’ve got your heart set on being the next Ian Fleming or John le Carré, the following five tips should give you food for thought. Read the full article... Focusing On Genre Writing a Romance Series That Keeps Readers Coming Back for More   So, you want to write a romance series. How do you know from the first book that you've hooked readers enough to follow you to book two? Bestselling romance author Michelle Major has some tips. Read More... Building Better Worlds: Select or Create Fantastical Animals   In this article, WD editor Moriah Richard guides genre writers through the selection and creation of fantastical animals for their world-building. Read More... Below the Harbor   Writer's Digest Weekly Writing Prompt   For this week's writing prompt, pick one of the items from the list in this article. Write a scene or story that imagines how the item ended up submerged in the New York harbor. Read More... Copyediting Certificate Program   Writer's Digest University   Writer's Digest is proud to offer our Copyediting Certificate Program. This workshop will provide training for aspiring copy editors in order to give them practical and marketable workplace skills. As a student in this certification course, you will progress from the fundamentals of grammar, form, and composition to advanced copyediting skills. Read More... From Page to Screen—'A Wrinkle in Time'   A Script Magazine Feature   Joy Cheriel Brown compares the adaption of the Disney film A Wrinkle in Time to its source children's novel, exploring which liberties the screenwriters took and left behind in adapting the novel to screen. Read More... Writing the Middle Grade Book   Writer's Digest University   Any middle-grade book author will tell you that writing an effective book is more challenging than reading one. Take this online workshop and learn the essential elements of writing for kids and how to break into children’s publishing. Read More... Moriah Richard Moriah Richard is an editor at Writer’s Digest with a particular interest in discussing craft and genre. As a reader, she’s most interested in horror, fantasy, and romance, although she will read just about anything with a great hook. Find Moriah on Twitter @MoriahRichard93. Active Interest Media P.O. Box 20730 Boulder, Colorado, 80308 USA You received this email because you are subscribed to Writer's Digest Newsletter. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.