writing | Molly Harper, Author

Humorous Dialogue: A How-To

I’ve gotten a few questions about humorous dialogue and how I write it. I’ve taught a few workshops on the subject – generally about how...

Reader Question: Friendships Groups in Real Life vs. Books

I’d love to know how you build the characters and create the families of characters we love! Do you have a crazy bunch of loving friends?...

Reader Question: Are Your Characters Based on Real People?

Reader question: I’d love to know how much your characters are based on real people? I feel like Jane is based on you? - Lesa Renee Some...

Why I frequently clear my browser history...

Asking weird questions is part of being a writer. I keep an extensive reference library, but there are some subjects even my book hoard...

My Daily Writing Routine

My daily routine has changed a lot over the years. I used to work full time AND write at night, which was pretty exhausting. Now that our...

Ah, my old enemy - Rejection.

Writers get rejected. All of the time. I’m an author with ten years and almost forty books under my belt, and I still get rejected...

My Reference Library: Remember That You Asked for This

I get a questions about my reference library. (OK, so it's more along the lines of "where the heck did you come up with that?") So here's...