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By Writers - For Writers

by Susan H Bartlett


Featured Work

The First Five Pages

by Noah Lukeman

You MUST catch your readers within the first five pages (or less!).

Find out the best way to stay out of the rejection pile.

M.A.C.K. Tactics

by Christopher Curtis

Women looking for a relationship between equals may find a man attempting this "game" to be deceptively attractive.
The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious

by C. G. Jung

The best of Jung's ideas on the unconscious and the ego.
Hero With a Thousand Faces

by Joseph Campbell

This is a master work on Archetypes every writer must learn to recognize.
45 Master Characters

by Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Start with these forty-five mythic models for creating original characters.
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends

by Nancy Kress

Master the elements of structure.
The Self-Publishing Manual

by Dan Poynter

The bible on self-publishing. Highly recommended by virtually everyone in the industry -- even other authors of books on the subject.
The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity

by Lissa Warren

It's a big and nearly unstoppable trend. Authors have to stop writing to do promotion, and spend most of their earnings on promotion.
On Writing

by Stephen King

I have heard King address a room full of writers about the technicalities of the craft. He does what he does on purpose and knows HOW he does it.
Body Language Secrets

by R. Don Steele

Relationship driven novels will seem implausible, contrived, and badly plotted if the body language described is at odds with the characters' deeds.
The Plot Thickens

by Noah Lukeman

Now that you know Lukeman's techniques for getting past the first five pages, read more about how to add eight elements that bring fiction to life.
Editors on Editing

by Gerald Gross

What Writers need to know about what Editors do.
Just the Facts, Ma'am

by Greg Fallis

A Writer's Guide to Investigators and Investigation Techniques.
38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes - and How to Avoid Them

by Jack Bickham

One of the best selling books at the Worldcrafters Guild school of professional writing.
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

by Renni Brown & Dave King

Renni Browne, veteran of William Morrow and other publishers, founded the Editorial Department in 1980 to teach fiction writers the techniques professional editors (many of whom have gone independent) use to prepare a manuscript for publication..
The AP Stylebook

by Norm Goldstein

You should have at least one stylebook on your bookshelf - and this is one of the best.
How to Publish and Promote Online

by M. J. Rose & Angela Adair-Hoy

One of the better books about online book publishing and sales.
Elements of Style

by William Strunk & E. B. White

If you have only one stylebook on your shelf, it should be this one.
The Chicago Manual of Style

by the Chicago Editorial Staff

Editors who work for publishers rely on this book as a standard. If you use these standards, you will never be called "wrong" -- even if the publishing house's style requires something a little different.
Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy

by Tom Dullemond & Darin Park

Avoid amateur fantasy writing mistakes.
The Fantasy Writer's Companion

by Tee Morris & Valerie Griswold-Ford

Second volume of the Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy.
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy

by Orson Scott Card

A Grand Master of Science Fiction shows you how he does it.
On Writing Science Fiction

by George Scithers

Let a great Science Fiction Editor show you how to write.
Conflict, Action, and Suspense

by William Noble

I cannot recommend these "Elements of Fiction Writing" highly enough.
Scene and Structure

by Jack Bickham

I cannot recommend these "Elements of Fiction Writing" highly enough.
How to Write a Damn Good Novel

by James Frey

You don't just want to write a novel - you want to write a memorable novel.
How to Write a Damn Good Novel II

by James Frey

Now that you know how to write that memorable novel, learn these advanced techniques for dramatic storytelling.
World Building

by Stephen Gillett

Construct planets and whole star systems from the ground up.
The Science of Science Fiction

by James Gunn

Put some real science in your Science Fiction.


A Short Biography of Susan Bartlett

Who am I?

I'm a former romance author trying to get back into the swing of things. I'm married, and have a wonderful daughter. My old romances were written back in my naive youth. By today's standards, I guess you could call them "Scooby Doo" Romance/Mysteries. My biggest seller was "Curse of the Mummy's Tomb".

The basic plot was: A young female American archaeologist is working at an Egyptian dig. She has a "crush" on the Assistant to the Senior American Archaeologist, until a mysterious stranger, in the form of an Egyptian liaison, comes into her life. After discovering an unusual artifact in an old tomb, mysterious things begin happening in the camp. Many clues point to a Mummy's curse that has overtaken the party. Events indicate that a real Mummy may be stalking the crew. This causes our heroine to seek solace in the arms of the liaison. After the death of the senior archaeologist, the party eventually tracks down the real cause of the events - an Egyptian man who wants the artifacts to remain in Egypt instead of being placed in an American museum. She uses these events to help her decide that she does not want to spend the rest of her life in Egypt with the liaison - just in time for the Assistant to propose to her due to his advancement into the (now deceased) Senior Archaeologist's position.

I want to start writing again - and heavily revise my old stories. I couldn't tell the types of stories I wanted to tell when I was originally writing. I wanted to have real Mummies, and real ghosts, and real monsters. Now, with the popularity of the new Gothic Horror Romance, I can write the stories I want. My daughter is grown now and I have lots of time on my hands. You will hear from me again.

By the way, if you find any of my old romances on the shelf anywhere, let me know. I lost my only copies during a move and have none of my old books to go by.



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