It's like a convent, the hospital. You leave the world behind and take vows of poverty, chastity, obedience. — Carolyn Wheat Copy Share Image
Writing the middle of a novel is a lot like driving through Texas. You think it's never going to end, and the scenery looks… — Carolyn Wheat Copy Share Image
I first heard the term "meta-novel" at a writer's conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The idea is that even though each book in a series stands alone, when read collectively they form one big ongoing novel about the main character. Each book represents its own arc: in book one of the series we meet the character and establish a meta-goal that… — Carolyn Wheat Copy Share
One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the… — Carolyn Wheat Copy Share Image
It's like a convent, the hospital. You leave the world behind and take vows of poverty, chastity, obedience. — Carolyn Wheat Copy Share Image
