The Allure of Fiction

Thanks to Oh, for the Hook of a Book! for the chance to blog about what it's like for a journalist to start writing fiction!

I'VE BEEN A WRITER AND EDITOR for more than 20 years, and for the majority of that time, the writing I did was all journalism—mostly long features for business magazines like The American Lawyer and Inc. When I started writing The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic almost eight years ago, it was strictly for my own enjoyment. I’d dreamed up a couple of characters that I couldn’t get out of my mind, a woman trapped by enchantment and the magician who becomes her ally and teacher. Once I’d figured out a little bit more about who they were and how their stories were linked, I decided that I’d better start writing this down. . . .

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Published on August 11, 2013 13:33
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