genre fiction | genre fiction
Feb.09.2012
(Written at Caroline Leavitt's kind request, and originally posted at CarolineLeavittville.com.)
So, PURE is my eighteenth book, but, in so many ways, seems like my first. A post-apocalyptic thriller, it's such a huge departure for me, as a writer. I've written literary novels, whimsical novels...
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Jan.12.2012
Recently, I was hornswoggled coerced invited to play Words With Friends, which, if you haven't heard of it, is an on-line Scrabble game, where you play against another opponent. As time sucks go, it probably has slightly more redeeming value than Angry Birds.
I also subscribe to the "Word of...
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Dec.19.2011
Thanks to those who have already signed up for my newsletter, liked and followed the blog, and shared recipes. I'm waiting for pictures. I still have books to give away, including an ARC of ROOTED IN DANGER. And my newsletter survey is still open. Check the sidebar.
My recent reading has made...
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Nov.04.2011
I’m not sure when “genre” became a dirty word in creative writing programs. I certainly didn’t want “genre.” I wanted Art (capital A important.) Every one of my fellow writers down in the trenches of great writing at USC's Master of Professional Writing Program imagined Sales (capital S important...
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Sep.03.2011
It started when my agent at the time did not want to send out a manuscript of my short fiction that had been published in literary magazines. I was calling my book The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea, to reflect both a sense of humor and literary quality. One magazine editor had already called my...
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Mar.21.2011
Merits of literary fiction versus genre fiction are still hotly debated in dorm rooms and groups with names like My Genre Fiction Can Kick Your LitFic's Ass. Accusations hurled from practitioner and aficionado alike are cliches by now -- pretentious language goes up against formulaic plots and...
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Feb.15.2011
The following interview appeared on the blog The Tainted Archive, conducted by Gary Dobbs, in October of 2009. A FRESH TAKE ON THE OLD WEST - LARRY D. SWEAZY INTERVIEW 1 - What does the western mean to you? The western is my foundation, that part of me where I hold the belief that anything is...
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Sep.19.2010
Mystery writer L.J. Sellers (The Sex Club) started an interesting thread on www.kindleboards.com, saying, "I've had to admit to myself recently that I'm more likely to try a new author in the crime genre if he's male. Don't get me wrong, I read female crime writers, but typically after they're...
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Apr.21.2010
A brief house recap. Closing is still on schedule. We transferred the money to the title company. We got homeowner's insurance. We have the walk-through scheduled. We spent about two hours signing up for television, land phone lines, new cell phones (current carrier has very marginal coverage...
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Feb.25.2010
Laurie McLean is a literary agent specializing in genre fiction. That is a term of art for such categories as: romance, thrillers, mysteries, fantasy, horror, westerns, science fiction, etc.. Laurie has been a literary agent for 5 years and works at the Larsen Pomada Agency in San Francisco. The...
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