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Do you write Fan-Fic?

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Calling all fan-fiction dabblers! We want to hear from you. Do you:

Read fan fiction?

Write fan fiction?

Have you used fan fiction as a launching point for your writing career?

We are interested in your experiences writing, reading, and being a part of the fan-fiction community. Please e-mail me, Kathleen, at writerunboxed@writerunboxed.com. I’m interested in hearing about your participation in this thriving genre. Everything will be kept confidential, natch.

Thank you!

Now back to your Memorial Day barbecues and picnics.

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Finished

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Three weeks ago, the day before the deadline stipulated by my contract, I sent the manuscript of my fourth novel to my editor. Each time I begin a book, I set out believing that this time I’ll find the magic formula, the one that will catapult me to my rightful place among other published writers: […]

Take Five Interview: Victoria Holmes and the Power of Three

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It’s not every day your book debuts at #1 on the NYT’s Children’s Series list (now entering Week 3 at the top!), but that’s what happened to contributor Victoria Holmes’ latest release WARRIORS POWER OF THREE: The Sight.  Vicky’s brainchild about feral cat-clans struggling to survive has taken the YA world by storm.  HarperCollins sent her forth from […]

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: C.J. Barry/Samantha Graves

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Science fiction is currently a tough market, so it makes the niche that C.J. Barry has carved for herself that much more astonishing.  Author of five award-winning science fiction romances, she’s been able to write what she loves and generate a loyal following.  Her bestselling UNForgettable series is peppered with lightning-fast repartee and goofy yet lovable […]

Getting Real: A Little Self-Evaluation

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Recently I presented a session on the challenges of writing a novel. This was for a school holiday writing course, age range 12-16. At 16 a student generally has a good understanding of writing techniques and the capacity to plan and execute a big project. At 12, young writers generally gain more benefit from letting […]

Take Five Interview: Juliet Marillier and The Well of Shades

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Award-winning epic fantasy author and WU contributor Juliet Marillier’s latest book, The Well of Shades, is being released today in the U.S. (it has already been released in Australia and the U.K.). Juliet’s books are an auto-buy for me thanks to her imaginative plotting, graceful wordsmithing and meaty characterizations. Though we’ve already had a thorough […]

INTERVIEW: Nancy Kress

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Nancy Kress is a prolific author, having written more than sixty short stories and more than a dozen sci-fi novels. It was her book on the elements of fiction writing, Beginnings, Middles & Ends, that caught our eye. The book, said by some to be the best in the Writer’s Digest series for fiction writers, […]

Endings

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Nobody could’ve been more thrilled for Therese that she’d finished a good draft of her current WIP than me.  Well, Therese is thrilled, but that’s a given.  Being able to type THE END and know that you’ve really figured out a cathartic ending, the one that’s supposed to be there, is a golden feeling. I’m not […]

Chiropractic Editing

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After 2+ years of hair-pulling work, I finally did it! This past weekend, during a sun-drenched, chocolate-coated lakeside retreat, I finished the draft of my story. (I hear your cheers and thank you.) Now the fun begins: editing. I actually like editing–getting all perfectionistic with the text, checking for problems with tense, tweaking personalities, sleeping […]