Writing Fiction: Ask the Editor

by Donna Ippolito

Writing fiction is both art and craft. Art may come naturally to the genius, but the rest of us rely on craft. In this book, Donna Ippolito draws on 20+ years’ experience as an editor of best-selling mass-market fiction and respected literary fiction to answer questions real writers ask about finding ideas, overcoming writer’s block, plotting, character development, revising, getting published, and much, much more. Whatever the quandary or query, it’s craft to the rescue in writing fiction.You can read these succinct and down-to-earth tips at random, like helpful hints, or from beginning to end like a mini-course in writing marketable fiction. Drawn from Q&A columns written over a period of years, each concise chapter is practical and encouraging, yet meaty enough for writers of fiction at every level.

92 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 6, 2014