Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 6, 2010 | Writing Advice
I get asked a lot about outlining. Some people seem to think that it’s a mysterious, arcane art that must be mastered before one is allowed even to contemplate writing a novel. Others recoil at its mere mention, as though...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | Dec 31, 2009 | The Publishing Biz
Every month, YA authors descend upon a secret location in New York City and perform an ancient ritual known as “Reading from their New Works.” It is often spoken of in hushed tones, and even in tones that...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | Dec 30, 2009 | Writing Advice
This week, I’m going to answer two questions from the original MySpace version of this series. (For those of you new to the Writing Advice BLog: I originally ran a similar series on MySpace a couple of years ago.) I just...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | Dec 28, 2009 | Life
Posted on: 12/28/09 I was working on a piece about the Christmas Day bombing attempt on Northwest Airlines and security kabuki and the like, and then Christopher Hitchens went ahead and said everything I had to say…and...
Read MorePosted by Barry Lyga | Dec 28, 2009 | Interviews
Nisha Sharma asked me to answer some questions about writing, and I was more than happy to do so. Somewhere in there, I coined the term “brain drizzle.” Go figure. You can read the interview...
Read MoreJoin the Mailing List
