News from the DeadDarlings

This month at The Dead Darlings office, we looked up, down and around for fresh ideas and inspiration.

Marvel

In Writing Awe, Julie Carrick Dalton explores the elements of evoking utter amazement in your reader.

Mystery

Stephanie Gayle, author of Idyll Threats and Idyll Fears, talks about red herrings, frozen boogers and her unfliching work ethic in a recent interview with Kelly Ford.

Margins

There are 3 writing rules that fail marginalized authors according to Milo Todd in When the Universal is Just Mainstream and there's every reason to give new voices in literature some space on your shelf.

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The Editors at Dead Darlings

Dead Darlings is devoted to celebrating the novel, from the process of creation through revision, promotion and publication. The authors, alumni from GrubStreet Boston’s Novel Incubator, have gathered to provide support for all novelists: aspiring, developing or successful. Writing is best when it has the support of a community, when novelists share their experiences.

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