✨ Writing tip of the day! ✨ A common question I get asked when speaking to high schoolers (and adults!) about writing is: “how do you learn to write a book? Are there how-to guides?” I have a couple craft books I can recommend, sure. But mostly, I tell them that I’ve learned more about writing by reading than I have in any other way. I just read through a cozy mystery that was described in some reviews as “perfectly plotted” (shout out to SIX FEET DEEP DISH by Mindy Quigley), so naturally I got

As most of you know, I write both psychological fiction and speculative fiction. Here is a guide to my speculative fiction world. Each of these five books can be read separately, as they are standalones, or if you want to, they can be read in the order they were written. They contain small Easter eggs, and maybe the occasional character or storyline from one novel is mentioned in a different book. Which of these have you read and which are on your TBR list? #johnmarrs #authorsofig #fictionwriter