We had a great time at the 3rd Pocono Writers Conference this past weekend, with guest speakers Keith DeCandido, Megan Erickson, Jon McGoran, and Veronica Park. Pictures are here!
The local TV station covered it as well.
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Interviews
- Ackley-McPhail, Danielle
- Anderson, Kevin J.
- Arnold, Mark
- Ballantine, Philippa
- Barnes, Steven
- Bashman, Janice Gable
- Basnight, Gray
- Beagle, Peter
- Beck, Jerry
- Bell, Darrin
- Brayton, Stephen
- Brin, David
- Brockway, Robert
- Brust, Steven
- Butler, S.C.
- Caine, Rachel
- Christian, Claudia
- Cole, Myke
- Colfer, Eoin
- Constantine, Storm
- Corvisiero, Marisa Iozzi
- Craft, Kathryn
- Crispin, A. C.
- Cypess, Leah
- David, Peter
- Davis, Jeffrey
- Dawn, Randee
- DeCandido, Keith
- Desberg, Peter
- Douglas, Deron
- Dozois, Gardner
- Elrod, P. N.
- Enge, James
- Erb, Thomas
- Faust, Gabrielle
- Feist, Raymond E.
- Flynn, Michael
- Foglio, Phil & Kaja
- Foster, Alan Dean
- Freeman, William
- Freer, Dave
- Fritz, K. Edwin
- Frost, Gregory
- Galanti, Donna
- Gans, Kerry
- Gerrold, David
- Goldsher, Alan
- Grant, Cat
- Griswold-Ford, Val
- Habib, Alia Hanna
- Hartley, A. J.
- Harvey, Sara M.
- Hines, Jim C.
- Hoare, Christopher
- Hodges, Larry
- Huff, Tanya
- Hunt, Walter H.
- Jacobs, J. Richard
- James, Tommy
- Jameson, Kelly
- Kabongo, Mike
- Kavanagh, John Patrick
- Kaylan, Howard
- Kimmel, Daniel
- Lafferty, Mur
- Lake, Jay
- Lamba, Marie
- Lang, Michele
- Lee, Sharon
- Levinson, Paul
- Lindemoen, Shane
- Maass, Donald
- Maberry, Jonathan
- Mangum, Lucas
- Martin, Gail Z.
- McGoran, Jon
- McLaughlin, Heidi
- McPhail, Mike
- Merz, Jon F.
- Miller, Steve
- Mojzes, Bernie
- Moon, Elizabeth
- Morris, Janet
- Morris, Tee
- Morris, Tracy S.
- Morrow, James
- Nayman, Ira
- Norris, Christine
- Nye, Jody Lynn
- Orullian, Peter
- Palmatier, Joshua
- Pang, May
- Patterson, Beth W.
- Pederson, Michael
- Penelope, L.
- Perkins, Lori
- Pinto, KT
- Pollotta, Nick
- Powers, Tim
- Prellwitz, Peter
- Rambo, Cat
- Redding, Chris
- Resnick, Mike
- Rinehart, Gray
- Ringo, John
- Robinson, Spider
- Rosenberg, Joel
- Ruggiero, Tony
- Sawyer, Robert J.
- Schoen, Lawrence M.
- Segaloff, Nat
- Shirley, John
- Shvartsman, Alex
- Silverman, David
- Silverman, Hildy
- Snodgrass, Melinda
- Sparhawk, Bud
- Spinrad, Norman
- Spoor, Ryk E.
- Springer, Nancy
- Steele, Allen
- Stine, Catherine
- Strock, Ian Randal
- Suede, Damon
- Syed, Karen
- Tafoya, Dennis
- Tan, Cecilia
- Trent, Brian
- Van Name, Mark L.
- Waid, Mark
- Watt-Evans, Lawrence
- Webb, Betty
- Webster, Bud
- Wellington, David
- Williams, Tad
- Wilson, Alyce
- Wilson, David Niall
- Wisoker, Leona
- Wold, Allen
Resources for new writers
- 25 Hard Truths About Writing and Publishing
- A Guide to Literary Agents
- A Long Lonely Road
- A Newbie's Guide to Publishing
- Alison's CWIM Blog
- An Englishman in New Jersey
- Book View Cafe
- Buzz, Balls and Hype
- Crowe's Nest
- Editor Unleashed
- Editorial Ass
- Evil Editor
- Janet Reid, Literary Agent
- Jonathan Maberry's Big Scary Blog
- Life as a Literary Agent
- Marie Lamba, writer
- Nathan Bransford, Literary Agent
- Philadelphia Stories
- Preditors and Editors
- SlushPile Hell
- Standard Manuscript Format
- Tess Gerritsen's Blog
- The Author Chronicles
- The Blood Red Pencil
- The Book Connection
- The Bookshelf Muse
- The Kill Zone
- The Mad Genius Club
- The Rejector
- There Are No Rules
- Writer Unboxed
“A wild and thoroughly entertaining steampunk adventure featuring an improbable cast of historical figures, plenty of action, and lots of fun!” – Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Deep Silence and V-Wars
Where I’ll Be
September 8 – 10: Albacon, Clifton Park, NY
September 29 – October 1: Capclave, Rockville, MD
October 21: Pocono Liars Writers Workshop, Stroudsburg, PA
November 17 – 19: Philcon, Cherry Hill, NJ
Mike's Comments
- As You Know, Bob…
- Bad guys and politics
- Breaking the Rules
- Damn you, Real Life!
- Don't Give Up Your Day Job
- Every story is a mystery
- Get a Good Editor
- Guidelines are there for a reason
- Heroes
- Honesty is the Best Plot Twist
- Hook, First Line, and Sinker
- How do I Get to Carnegie Hall?
- How Not to Develop Characters
- How to Cheat when Writing your Novel
- How to get your story rejected
- Ideas Aren't Everything
- It's the Characters, Stupid
- Joining the 1%
- Keep Them Turning Pages
- Know Your Tools
- Learning How To Read
- Leggo My Ego
- Make sure there's a story there
- Nailing that opening
- Networking
- Never take it personally
- Obvious Writing Rules That Aren't That Obvious
- Plowing Through That First Draft
- Politics (or: How to Anger Your Readers)
- Prologues: The Devil's Work
- Publishing scams
- Self Promotion
- Short Stories
- Social media promotion without being obnoxious
- Start in the Middle
- Talent is an Asset
- The Curse of Enthusiasm
- The Curse of Self-Publishing
- The Eye of Argon
- The First Draft is Supposed to Suck
- The First Page
- The P.O.V. Waltz
- The Query Letter
- The Reluctant Hero
- The Secret of Success
- Things You Should Never Say to Writers (and Why)
- Three Acts?
- To Hell With Outlines!
- Using Outlines
- Using the Internet to Promote your Books
- What's in a Query Letter?
- When It's OK to Self-Publish
- Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
- Why no one is going to steal your work
- Write a Story Without Bad Guys
- Write What You Don't Know
- Writers are not in competition
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