Lisa Shearin - the National Bestselling Author of the fantasy adventure series featuring Raine Benares, a sorceress and seeker of things lost and people missing.

Lisa Shearin, National Bestselling Author

Writing Advice

I was a columnist for The Writer magazine for three years, and all of these articles originally appeared in that publication.

Back to the basics with pen and paper

Research — How much is too much?

Writer’s brain gush — The hazard of too many words coming too fast

Book Brain Syndrome on the rampage

The Hardest Part — First Drafts

You might be a writer if . . .

Plots, plans and party crashers

Stay true to your voice, especially if it’s different

How to (at least try to) schedule a novel

Momentum matters & persistence pays

The fine art of procrastination

Writing a book one sentence at a time

Really get to know your characters

Know the signs of writer burnout

Building a story arc in your novel

You can’t fix a blank page

Buff it up before you send it out

Writer’s insomnia

Book signings — Finding one that fits

Revisions & Rewrites

Writing Fantasy #3 — Writing a series character

Writing Fantasy #2 — World Building

Writing Fantasy #1 — So you want to write a fantasy novel

 

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