Anne Morgan

One of the things that surprised me most when I started editing was the number of times I recommended a writer change where they started their book. Reading interviews with authors and talking to authors—maybe because I was looking for it—I noticed this was a recurring theme. Why is that? How do we tell where our books start? Not the hook that draws readers to keep reading, but the story itself. Inciting Incident A friend of mine tells the story of her first book, about a Victorian train...

Q: What made you decide to write this book? What is its backstory? A: I love a good con. I’m intrigued with the kind of people who scam other people, and what kinds of people fall for it. In T​he Loft at Broadway and 14th​ (third in my Houses of Crime Mystery series), the scam is a romance scam. Ronnie Charles gets what she thinks is a legitimate job only to find out the guy she’s working with is involved in romance scamming lonely widows, among other things. Ronnie, a formerly homeless petty...

What does a manuscript revision look like when you've heard back from your editor? What steps should you take for a successful, stress-free revision?