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And as your writing evolves, what you need and get from it evolves.

Darynda Jones

And as your writing evolves, what you need and get from it evolves.

Tags: advice for writers, writing, writing craft, writing process

Developing your voice takes... time and practice.

Darynda Jones

Developing your voice takes... time and practice.

Tags: advice for writers, craft, developing your voice, writing process

About Author
Darynda Jones is the American author of the Charley Davidson series of paranormal romantic thrillers and a young adult series called The Darklight Trilogy. She lives in New Mexico. She is a recipient of the RITA Award.

Who knew Demon Child would have such a normal name? I expected something exotic like Serena or Destiny or the Evil One That Comes in the Night to Make Us Chilly.

Darynda Jones

Who knew Demon Child would have such a normal name? I expected something exotic like Serena or Destiny or the Evil One That Comes in the Night to Make Us Chilly.

Tags: funny, humor, snarky, witty

I learn from everything I do, right and wrong. I think it helps me grow as a writer and a person.

Darynda Jones

I learn from everything I do, right and wrong. I think it helps me grow as a writer and a person.

Tags: writing advice

The key to high concept is that fresh twist. Make it a big one. Wow your reader. Force her to gasp when she comes to that part in your story.

Darynda Jones

The key to high concept is that fresh twist. Make it a big one. Wow your reader. Force her to gasp when she comes to that part in your story.

Tags: ruby slippered sisterhood, the secret to winning, writing, writing advice

I think the first draft is so challenging because that elusive BALANCE is so challenging.

Darynda Jones

I think the first draft is so challenging because that elusive BALANCE is so challenging.

Tags: writing advice

If you can master the opening, you will be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition.

Darynda Jones

If you can master the opening, you will be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition.

Tags: ruby slippered sisterhood, the secret to winning, writing, writing advice

While the goal of a book is to create a positive emotional experience for the reader, the goal of the opening is to set the stage, to pull the reader in.

Darynda Jones

While the goal of a book is to create a positive emotional experience for the reader, the goal of the opening is to set the stage, to pull the reader in.

Tags: ruby slippered sisterhood, the secret to winning, writing, writing advice

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. A finished manuscript is AWESOME! So go, go, go! *waves pompoms*

Darynda Jones

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. A finished manuscript is AWESOME! So go, go, go! *waves pompoms*

Tags: writing advice

I made a decision long ago not to make any apologies. Romance rocks, and even though my books don't actually fall into the romance genre, I tout them as very much being about the romance. It's fun. We...

Darynda Jones

I made a decision long ago not to make any apologies. Romance rocks, and even though my books don't actually fall into the romance genre, I tout them as very much being about the romance. It's fun. We...

Tags: writing advice

You take a universal concept, something that has been done a million times (because everything has been done a million times), and add a fresh twist to it. Something no one saw coming. But mostly fres...

Darynda Jones

You take a universal concept, something that has been done a million times (because everything has been done a million times), and add a fresh twist to it. Something no one saw coming. But mostly fres...

Tags: writing advice

I've been rejected a hundred times. It just takes that one person who totally believes in you!

Darynda Jones

I've been rejected a hundred times. It just takes that one person who totally believes in you!

Tags: writing advice

Fresh writing and an original twist on an old idea. As much as this term is hated in the industry, it doesn't make it any less true. High concept. Simply put, you take a universal concept, something t...

Darynda Jones

Fresh writing and an original twist on an old idea. As much as this term is hated in the industry, it doesn't make it any less true. High concept. Simply put, you take a universal concept, something t...

Tags: writing advice

Screw the beaten path! Do your thing. Write the best story you can. the rest will fall into place.

Darynda Jones

Screw the beaten path! Do your thing. Write the best story you can. the rest will fall into place.

Tags: writing advice

Any time a beloved character is killed off, it affects the audience in a very powerful way, especially in a series.

Darynda Jones

Any time a beloved character is killed off, it affects the audience in a very powerful way, especially in a series.

Tags: writing advice

ALWAYS hook a reader. If a detail is unnecessary, it doesn't belong in your work, long or short! Make everything intriguing. If you have to describe a desk, make it awesome.

Darynda Jones

ALWAYS hook a reader. If a detail is unnecessary, it doesn't belong in your work, long or short! Make everything intriguing. If you have to describe a desk, make it awesome.

Tags: writing advice

Las mujeres que se portan bien no suelen hacer historia.

Darynda Jones

Las mujeres que se portan bien no suelen hacer historia.

I cannot tell you how important fresh, crisp writing is for an aspiring writer. Plot is great. The overall concept is super important. But the writing is what sells your work. It all boils down to the...

Darynda Jones

I cannot tell you how important fresh, crisp writing is for an aspiring writer. Plot is great. The overall concept is super important. But the writing is what sells your work. It all boils down to the...

Tags: writing, writing advice, writing process

Don't let writers block push you around. Figure out what the problem is,whether it's with the ms or it's in your personal life, and face it head on. Don't stop writing. Just try really hard to work th...

Darynda Jones

Don't let writers block push you around. Figure out what the problem is,whether it's with the ms or it's in your personal life, and face it head on. Don't stop writing. Just try really hard to work th...

Tags: writer s block, writing advice

There is a difference between fresh and weird. You never want to throw your reader out of the story. Keep it fresh but natural.

Darynda Jones

There is a difference between fresh and weird. You never want to throw your reader out of the story. Keep it fresh but natural.

Tags: writing, writing advice, writing process