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Best-selling Author Donna Grant Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author Best-Selling Author Donna Grant on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo-UZ48ILPXLvlfs0u8Baew LISTEN: Outliers Podcast Series On Your Favorite Outlet: https://www.outlierswritinguniversity.com/shows New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant has been praised fo

Best-selling author and Outlier Allison Brennan sat down with Terry Shepherd and Jennifer Dornbush in the Outliers Studio at Bouchercon 2025 in New Orleans for a lively and fun chat. WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLia8l2DJ_EnXVqej3dnFj-48RJetAYpcl LISTEN: Outliers Podcast Series On Your Favorite Outlet: https://www.outlierswritinguniversity.com/shows

TENSION AND PACING By Allison Brennan   A long time ago, I interviewed my first editor and asked her what recurring issue she saw that she had a hard time fixing. She didn’t hesitate: pacing. She said it was so fundamental to a story that while you could suggest cutting too-slow scenes or expanding too-fast ones, getting pacing right  throughout an entire novel was a major challenge, especially for new writers.   I’ve been teaching writing classes for over 20 years now, and o

Your brain will support habits that facilitate your writing; you just have to start them. When we repeat behaviors, we create and strengthen neural pathways related to these behaviors. I researched this for Snap!, a book about maximizing your aha! moments. Habits are important! Some assist our momentum, but some can thwart it.

What's It Like To Be an Executive Producer for a Limited Series?   I pitched a show called "Murder House Flip" to an associate at Sony, based on a cross between my forensic experience and my love of home renovation. I helped to create it and we sold it, which made me an executive producer. I briefly describe my experience for those writers who are curious about working with Hollywood.  CRIMINAL MISCHIEF On Outliers YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLia8l

Announcing a New Outliers Writing University and MWA Partnership   Big news! We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with Mystery Writers of America, the premier organization for crime and mystery writers. This partnership brings together two powerhouses of the writing community, and we’re just getting started. MWA is the premier organization for mystery and crime writers, and together, we’ll be working on shared events, resources, and educational access to strengthen

Outliers Writing University will be at Author Nation, on Monday, November 3, in the Vendor Rooms area, where writers, authors, and publishing pros come together to learn, connect, and grow.Are you going to be there? If so, stop by our table and say hello! Learn about OutliersU, get a discount on our yearlong membership, and let’s talk stories, creativity, and turning your writing and bestselling dreams into reality.See you there! Outliers Writing University: https://www.outli

“She wouldn’t do that,” Traci would exclaim. And she was probably right. I watched my friend switch into cop mode during numerous ride-alongs and warned her about letting her police mindset shield her from the authenticity of human interaction.