Author Archives: Marion Jensen

(Cross posted here) Writing a book is hard. Writing a good book is even harder. Writing a good book and getting published is crazy wild hard as a really hard diamond hard. These are the steps you must follow: Learn … Continue reading →

I’ve been involved in an interesting writing experiment recently. Let me asplain. Sometimes it’s helpful to describe your book using similar titles. So you might say, “This book is Gone With the Wind meets Harry Potter.” Sounds like a winner, … Continue reading →

After the Storymakers conference, I couldn’t help but start thinking again about all of the changes taking place in the world of technology, how directly those changes relate to us in the publishing world, and how often we as authors … Continue reading →

I attended the Whitney Awards last night. It was a fantastic event, and a good time was had by all involved. During the course of the evening, Dan Wells introduced David Farland, an author who received a lifetime achievement awards … Continue reading →

I love it when a character’s voice takes over and he says something that surprises you. The scene I was working on has a superhero confronting a citizen in a supermarket. The exchange made me smile. From Chapter 19: “Can … Continue reading →

So I’ve been bombarding everybody with my Almost Super book, but this post is a welcome reprieve. I’m holding a contest, but for something completely different. It’s about a writers conference at which I’m presenting this June. The Teen Writers … Continue reading →

Hi there. My name is Marion. And I can’t self-promote. I just can’t do it. At my book signings people would come over to my table and I’d find myself saying, “Actually, this book is in the library, you can … Continue reading →