Today, on Conversations, I’m excited to talk to another author (Sorry Sally – you’ll be back next week) who I was privileged to work with this year. This is a long interview, so I’ve broken it into two parts (today and tomorrow!) You might not know that a big part of MBT is helping authors through our private coaching program. We work with new authors to multi-published authors, coaching them through their stories. I’m thrilled that many of them have landed on best-seller lists and won awards. Often, they are traditionally published stories – but occasionally we work on a self-published story. One of my favorite self-pubbed projects came to me about a year ago. I loved it immediately – a story of a family caught in technology, who needed […]
Read the RestArchive | 5. MBT Interviews and Events RSS feed for this section
Idea Sparking: Brainstorming Conflict in your Novel!
At MBT we’re all about trying to give you the best tools to create powerful stories. That’s why I asked our MBT Brainstorming Coach Michelle Lim to write a book about brainstorming techniques that help a writer create conflict in their stories. I’ve discovered that many authors just get stuck while brainstorming, and their stories lack spark or twists. Michelle’s book is a powerful tool to help an author think outside the box and create powerful twists and turns in their story. I’ve asked her here to today to chat with us about her new book: Idea Sparking: Brainstorming Conflict into your Novel. What prompted the idea for this book? Since I was a teenager I loved plot. If the story kept me turning pages by flashlight after bedtime, […]
Read the Rest
Featured Fiction Friday Presents: Sarah Sundin
Well, the Frasier Winners have been announced. The hard work of the judges has decided the winners, and today we will take a look at the novel of another of our esteemed judges… Sarah Sundin and her book With Every Letter. Q: Sarah can you tell us a little bit about your story? As part of a morale-building program, World War II flight nurse Lt. Mellie Blake begins an anonymous correspondence with Army engineer Lt. Tom MacGilliver in North Africa. As their letters crisscross the Atlantic, they develop a deep friendship. But when they’re both transferred to Algeria, will their future be held hostage by the past—or will they reveal their identities? Q: What is one piece of writing advice you could give to the MBT Audience? Cultivate both teachability and persistence. Teachability will help […]
Read the Rest
