LAURENCE MACNAUGHTON

  • Can’t make it to the Tattered Cover on July 19? No worries. I’ll also be at Barnes & Noble in Denver West Village on Saturday, July 16. Besides signing books, I’ll also have a live demo of the actual crystals Dru…

  • OK, so maybe not my “deepest secrets.” But this is possibly the most interesting interview I’ve ever done. When the unstoppable Mark Stevens from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers invited me onto the RMFW podcast, I had no idea he’d ask…

  • Attention writers: Even if you hate the idea of writing an outline or synopsis, you can still figure out a plan to help you finish your novel fast, avoid major revisions, and beat writer’s block forever. It’s surprisingly easy. And…

  • IT HAPPENED ONE DOOMSDAY just got a mention on Kirkus Reviews, which kind of fulfills a lifelong wish. They didn’t say much, but don’t let that fool you. When it comes to the take-no-prisoners reviews in Kirkus, the absence of anything…

  • Here’s a selection of female vocalist covers and remixes of some of my favorite 80s and 90s songs. I listened to these tracks over and over while I was writing It Happened One Doomsday. A few notes: • Kelly Sweet…

  • If you’re like me, you love getting books in the mail. Tear open the envelope or cardboard box and boom, there it is. The book you’ve been waiting for. This time, it’s a little more exciting. No matter what you…

  • Listen to my interview on The Leap podcast, where we talk about making major life changes, being creative, conquering fear, and striving for the life you really want to live. Here’s an excerpt: THE LEAP: Laurence, what can you tell…

  • It’s finally official: I’ll be reading and signing IT HAPPENED ONE DOOMSDAY at the venerable Tattered Cover book store. So exciting! Come see, handle (and enter to WIN) the actual crystals Dru uses to cast her magic… Hear me read…

  • Excerpt from It Happened One Doomsday: The garage was easily big enough for three cars, but it held only one: the long, angular form of Greyson’s black muscle car. It sat crouched behind Rane’s back, its hood open just an…

  • This is great! Just received some fantastic coverage in the San Francisco Book Review: “It Happened One Doomsday is a curious beast: a rom-com with an apocalyptic bent. [Dru’s] posse of supportive female friends is both hilarious and badass, offering great banter along…

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    I’ve talked to dozens of best-selling authors about their early years, before they were published. And the similarities between them are striking. On average, they wrote about half a dozen unpublished manuscripts before they sold a novel. (By the way, this is what I call the Myth of the First Novel. Because it’s hardly ever…

  • Compelling Character Arcs in 4 Easy Steps

    I’ll let you in on a secret: readers want your character to change. They know, deep down, that your character is unhappy with the status quo at the beginning of your book. Something is terribly wrong in your character’s life, and things can’t keep going on this way. Something’s got to give. Readers fervently hope…