First, Spoon’s “The Underdog” is an awesome song.
Also, I’ll be leading a workshop in Jersey at the Liberty States’ Fiction Writers’ Conference tomorrow at the Godforsaken hour of 9:30am. Topic: “Where Plot, Character, and Voice Collide: Painting Yourself into Corners, and Writing Yourself Out.”
Writing novels is all about juggling plot, character, and voice. When one weighs too heavily, the whole thing falls apart. Using examples from Elmore Leonard, Stephen King, Toni Morrison, and Walter Tevis, this workshop will be about finding ways to edit first drafts in ways that serve story.
After that, a panel with the excellent F. Paul Wilson, Gary Frank, Laura Anne Gilman, Eileen Watkins, and Jonathan Maberry (fellow outstanding novel nominee– we’re totally gonna duke it out)! Then a signing.
It’s all Jersey, all the time. They understand me. They have accents, too.