LAURENCE MACNAUGHTON

  • Every day, I’m thankful to have the opportunity to write for a living. Seriously. Every single day. That’s why I share my tips and techniques to help aspiring writers navigate the pitfalls of the writing craft. One of my favorites is…

  • Just in time for Halloween, Colorado’s best podcast for nerds had me on to talk about the secrets to creating bloodcurdling monsters, and other spooky fun. Direct Download  |  iTunes  |  Spotify  |  Stitcher Writers: Get a free copy of my workbook 7…

  • True story: at the RMFW conference this year, I bumped into my good friend Mark Stevens, an award-winning author and host of the Rocky Mountain Writer podcast. Somehow, we got to talking about weird musical instruments. I’ve just started playing…

  • When the wonderful Shara White invited me over to Speculative Chic to talk about a few of my favorite things, I jumped at the chance. Read about my favorite movie villain on four wheels, underground music to write to, and…

  • I’m so excited to announce that the wait is finally over. No Sleep till Doomsday has just been released in bookstores everywhere! Can crystal sorceress Dru Jasper save her boyfriend Greyson’s soul, salvage her troubled friendships, and find the apocalypse…

  • No Sleep till Doomsday releases tomorrow! To celebrate, I’m offering a nice little bonus freebie. Over the summer, I wrote a brand-new Dru Jasper story that takes Dru and Greyson on a romantic dinner date gone horribly wrong. Evil curses,…

  • This year marks the 50th anniversary of MileHiCon, Denver’s ginormous science fiction and fantasy event. Here’s where you can find me (and, if you’re lucky, score a free book): FRIDAY 10/19/18 at 3:00 PM (Mesa Verde A) Pantsing, Grid Paper,…

  • I’m super, super excited to announce that I’ll be reading and signing No Sleep till Doomsday at my favorite bookstore on the planet, Denver’s very own Tattered Cover. Come join me! I’m told there may be cake. : ) When:…

  • My jaw hit the floor when I found out that USA Today’s “Happy Ever After” featured an exclusive excerpt from my new book, No Sleep till Doomsday. Which is kind of a “whoa” moment for me as an author. Plus,…

  • What if there was one single trick that could help you write better, faster, and easier than ever before? What if that trick could help you organize your thoughts, get started sooner, and finish every writing project, from a blog…

From the blog

  • Want to Get Published? Read This.

    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…