Just Write It
Can you survive in publishing genre fiction if you don't outline, if you go AWOL from character interviews, if you go cross-eyed at color-keyed plot charts, and if you would rather clean a sewer than write a synopsis?
Whether you're indie, traditional or hybrid, the answer is yes. A veteran bestselling author shares how she's survived and thrived through more than 60 books and 30 years in publishing.
USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn, who has taught writing from London to Melbourne, Australia, to Washington, D.C., presents practical, proven, and hard-won tips and tools for those who don't write "right."
What readers say about Survival Kit
“Witty and chock full of information. . . . Valuable tips.”-5*
“A must-have for every author . . . Filled with humorous, relatable antidotes, you'll discover that however you write, it's right for you. A clever book that makes a perfect gift for the writer in your family.” -5*
“Charming and quick . . . Worth reading her perspective, even if you don't change your process at all.”-5*
“Great tools to help you get your writing unstuck, if plotting isn't your thing.”-5*
More nonfiction by Patricia McLinn
Word Watch: A Writer's Guide to the Slippery, Sneaky and Otherwise Tricky.
"Word Watch does for the common man or woman what Theodore Bernstein's The Careful Writer does for the scholarly intellectual. Far more extensive than Bernstein, having been created over the course of years, it's a valuable reference and a good read rolled into one." -5*
"Keep it handy on your desk. Take it along for casual browsing ... Read four or five entries a day to give your brain a good workout — and your spirit a good laugh." -5*
"A Fun Frolic Through the English Language" -5*
FICTION BY PATRICIA McLINN
Mystery
Caught Dead in Wyoming series
Sign Off
Left Off
Shoot First
Last Ditch
Look Live
Back Story
Cold Open
Hot Roll
Reaction Shot
Body Brace
Cross Talk
Air Ready
Cue Up
"While the mystery itself is twisty-turny and thoroughly engaging, it's the smart and witty writing that I loved the best." — Diane Chamberlain, New York Times bestselling author
Secret Sleuth series
Death on the Diversion
Death on Torrid Avenue
Death on Beguiling Way
Death on Covert Circle
Death on Shady Bridge
Death on Carrion Lane
Death on ZigZag Trail
Death on Puzzle Place
The Innocence Trilogy
Proof of Innocence
Price of Innocence
Premise of Innocence
Romantic suspense
Ride the River: Rodeo Knights
Contemporary Romance
Wyoming Wildflowers series
Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)
Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
A New World
Jack's Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
Rodeo Nights
Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia)
A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet)
Making Christmas (Pasque Flower)
More Romance Series
The Wedding Series
Marry Me
Seasons in a Small Town
Wyoming Marriage Association
Bardville, Wyoming
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