Reading this book about knowing when to quit combined with a podcast about how to build your writing habit got me thinking. Do you know when to quit? I don’t mean you should quit writing. I mean quit doing something that keeps you from writing. Just like our main characters, we have choices. When weContinue reading “Know when to quit…”
Author Archives: Robin Henry
Cause and Effect is Your Friend
I have been working with authors for a while now. One of my favorite things to do is a manuscript review. Lots of coaches don’t like doing them, but I love getting the complete picture of the work so we can take it apart and figure out how to put it together in revision thatContinue reading “Cause and Effect is Your Friend”
New Episode of Stump the Chump
In which we find out whether someone could have attempted murder in the 1920s by pushing someone off Enchanted Rock…
Book Review: Trust by Hernan Diaz
This book is fantastic. It is historical fiction that is also literary and it contains so much fodder for great discussions. I hope you and some friends will read it and discuss it. It will be featured in an upcoming episode of the Read Like a Writer Book Club podcast, so stay tuned! The structureContinue reading “Book Review: Trust by Hernan Diaz”
Mystery and Thriller Round up for 2022
It is time for year end lists! Here’s my list of favorite mysteries and thrillers I read in 2022. NOTE—I read these in 2022, some of them were published earlier… Each of these are a great mini-masterclass for mystery writers, too. Each does a wonderful job of keeping the reader curious, building suspense, but withoutContinue reading “Mystery and Thriller Round up for 2022”
New Read Like a Writer Podcast Episode
Hear Terry and me discuss The Appeal by Janice Hallet Now Available on Anchor, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, but you can also subscribe through other platforms. 🙂 Take a listen!
The Layer Cake Method of Revising a Novel
You have a draft and it is exciting! Put it away for at least a couple of weeks or a month (even 2) while you plan another project or do something else. Now, take it out again and let’s start thinking about revision in layers. You may have seen my earlier post about the LayerContinue reading “The Layer Cake Method of Revising a Novel”
New Episode of Stump the Chump
Episode 5 is all about Brownstones in New York and using prior research to inform your search. Check it out!
NaNoNowWhat?
Hello Friends! It’s November, so we all must be writing… To help you figure out what to do with your NaNo draft, a bunch of Book Coach friends and I put together a giveaway of revising resources, just in time for the end of the month. The Giveaway page includes introductions to each of ourContinue reading “NaNoNowWhat?”
That time I ran the Tallinn Half Marathon without finishing my training schedule…
In September, I had been on a training plan to complete a half marathon in October. I signed up for a 10k here in Tallinn as part of that training. However, I also made a date with a friend to go to the symphony on the same day. I didn’t think it mattered, since racesContinue reading “That time I ran the Tallinn Half Marathon without finishing my training schedule…”