Author Archives: Sara Taylor Woods

On Writing What You Know

Posted on May 19, 2013

“Write what you know” is one of those nebulous pieces of Writing Advice that everyone picks up along the way. It’s something that no one bothers to explain, because it seems such a simple concept–sort of like “show, don’t tell,” … Continue reading →

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And now: a coherent post about MidSouthCon

Posted on March 31, 2013

Last weekend, I went to Memphis! Which, for the record, is a really balls-long drive from the homebase. I didn’t really do many of the traditional Memphis Things–we hit Beale Street for long enough to grab lunch (BBQ=noms) and get … Continue reading →

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MidSouthCon

Posted on March 30, 2013

ALL HAIL GLEN COOK, THE MAN WHO INVENTED MY GENRE …and also other things. God, I love cons, you guys.

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Protip: Yoga doesn’t cure writer’s block (which doesn’t really exist anyway)

Posted on March 2, 2013

What do werewolves and writer’s block have in common? Neither of them exist. That being said, I have been experiencing technical difficulties with my current project. It’s a good idea, has a solid backstory and setting, and, I think, is … Continue reading →

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Retreat, Hell! or, On the Importance of Having Writer Friends

Posted on January 24, 2013

This weekend, I spent four days in a cabin in the woods with four other women, limited internet access, and no phone signal. IT WAS AWESOME. And here’s why I love NaNoWriMo so gosh-darn much: you meet like-minded people. I … Continue reading →

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On Ruining Lives

Posted on November 18, 2012

At our regular Thursday night NaNoWriMo write-in, one of our participants started asking questions about horses. This led to her confessing that she felt bad for her main character, and was trying to throw her a bone. When you start … Continue reading →

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On Compelling Fiction

Posted on October 19, 2012

You guys, I don’t ever go in the romance section. No–that came out wrong. I totally spend time in the romance section when I’m alphabetizing and updating the front list with new books and pulling books to send back to … Continue reading →

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It’s rewrites and beer o’clock!

Posted on September 20, 2012

  ICYMI, Harper Voyager (the specfic branch of big-sixer Harper Collins) is throwing wide its submission doors for two weeks in October to unagented, unsolicited FULL manuscripts. HV publishes bigwigs like Richard Kadrey, Gregory Maguire, Kim Harrison, Clive Barker, Jack … Continue reading →

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Unchained & unplugged

Posted on September 15, 2012

So six weeks ago, my manager came up to me and said, “You like Neil Gaiman, right?” And I said, “Well.. yeah. Of course.” She said, “He’s coming to town. September 14.” And when I picked myself back up off … Continue reading →

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Getting Back on the [redacted] Horse

Posted on September 4, 2012

I got a rejection letter two weeks ago. Yay! Whatever, I get a lot of them. It’s part of the querying process, where you bare your soul and months’ (or years’, or whatever) worth of brain-melting, fingertip-blistering, sleep-depriving, dark-bag-forming, friend-losing, … Continue reading →

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