This week, we have Kristen Stieffel, author of the debut novel, Alara's Call.

Kristen Stieffel is a freelance writer and editor specializing in science fiction and fantasy. She’s the associate editor of Havok, a flash fiction magazine focused on the speculative genres. Kristen provides author mentoring and a full range of editorial services in multiple genres for both the general market and the Christian submarket. Kristen is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and Christian Editor Connection and is a Word Weavers International mentor.

 

In Episode 68:

• Plotting! Pantsing! Who knows?! Start with the end in mind.
• He said WHAT?!
• Writing out of order.
• How do you K.O. a piece of paper?
• All hail the wonders of Scrivener!
• How MCs can change in the course of the book.
• Hurricane brain
• Write through the crap!
• Snacking! Tea!
• Bollywood!
• Classical Crossover music
• Kristen's longest trip for a writer's conference.
• Why do people complain about book prices?
• Gotta have the big parts in your novel first.

Kristen's Facebook Party (9/21/2017)

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