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I like that my latest release, Havana Lost, hit the shelves around the same time a little miracle happened. After decades without an English language bookstore, one has opened in Havana. It’s the first one since the revolution. Does the new store, aptly named Cuba Libro, mark the start of Cuba’s eventual re-entry into the … Read more
This installment of Writing Lite is a wrap-up of some language tips, all under the general umbrella of “Less is More.” It includes how much description and backstory to use, plus adjectives and words to strip out of your fiction.
This is a reprint of an essay that appears in the current Mystery Readers’ Journal, Fall edition, which is all about Chicago. The magazine also includes essays by nearly two dozen other Chicago authors, including Marcus Sakey, Michael Sherer, Jack Fredrickson, Sheldon Siegel, and others. For more, check it out here. Um… actually that’s a … Read more
I’m so pleased to present my first “Glossi.” A Glossi is a short online magazine that you can create (free) about a subject. I did mine, of course, as a short virtual tour of Cuba, using excerpts from HAVANA LOST. Enjoy! Click to view Havana Lost on GLOSSI.COM
In Writing Lite #9, I talk about the power of language and suggest a book that will help your language flow. Enjoy.
We hear it over and over. “Show, Don’t Tell.” But what does it mean and how do you do it? Libby explains in another Writing Lite.
Well, it’s done! The book trailer… that is. Take a look — I think it rocks, but, of course, I may be somewhat biased. What do you think? It was produced and edited by Jacqui Wedewer.
All your characters, whether major or minor, need their own arc. Those arcs don’t have to be dramatic or life-changing, but they have to be apparent. I explain below. What do you think?
Hi, all. Just a reminder that I’ll be giving away 3 ARCs of HAVANA LOST starting Saturday, June 1 at Goodreads. Here’s more info: Goodreads Book Giveaway HAVANA LOST by Libby Fischer Hellmann Giveaway ends June 15, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Hope you’ll sign up!
What happens when your characters act — well — out of character? I explain in this installment of Writing Lite.