Kristen Tsetsi
Kristen Tsetsi is the author of the post-Roe v. Wade novel The Age of the Child, called a novel "for right now" and "scathing social commentary." She’s a former adjunct English professor, former reporter/columnist/feature writer for a daily newspaper, former writing instructor, and a former editor of the literary journal American Fiction (New Rivers Press). She lives in Connecticut.

Author Elisa Lorello’s exploratory dive into ChatGPT led her to discover its usefulness—rather than threat—to fiction and nonfiction writers ...
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The author of dark- and paranormal romance discusses negative attitudes toward the genre, why sex scenes are the hardest to ...
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The Toronto-based novelist discusses his journey from self- to traditional publishing, marketing, the art and business of writing, and more ...
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The author of “weird fiction” discusses why writers should never wait for permission, and the value of reading and writing ...
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One professor addresses common questions and criticisms about MFA programs ...
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THE TASTE OF GINGER author discusses challenges in her quest for publication, writing about the immigrant experience, and much more ...
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The author and podcaster discusses what she learned from going the wrong kind of viral, the power of vulnerable truth ...
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The poet and author discusses writing through trauma, his novel’s path to publication, adjusting details to suit a higher truth, ...
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The author discusses film adaptation, writing effective humor and natural dialogue, using a light touch with character description, and more ...
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The horror author shares what scares him, the authors who taught him the most about the genre, crowdfunding, trigger warnings, ...
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In this interview, the bestselling author discusses her indefatigable enthusiasm for writing, the importance of writers helping writers, and more ...
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In this interview, she discusses writing to trends, the limits of writing what you know, taking the time to discover ...
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It may be on the wane for reasons ranging from linguistic evolution to feminism, but one writer says exclamation point ...
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In this interview, Bob Eckstein discusses art vs. commerce, newspaper/magazine cartoons vs. TV as communication delivery systems, the influence of ...
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In this interview, she discusses discovering writing in mid-life, how she knew when her writing was ready, why she opted ...
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In this Q&A, Anna Schmidt discusses how she became a romance novelist, the nearly accidental way she acquired her current ...
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Is it still necessary today to encourage men to read women, or to shine a targeted light on female writers? ...
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Writer and graphic designer Jonathan Westbrook discusses what it's like to win an extraordinary screenwriting contest, then have that win ...
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How much input should an author have when it comes to the narrator's interpretation? When is feedback helpful, and when ...
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Freelance editor and former literary agent Amy Tipton discusses her love of young adult and middle grade fiction, the "unlikable ...
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Author Russell Rowland discusses the big mistake he made with HarperCollins, whether the journey of writing is truly its own ...
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I’ve been air-quoting “reading” since my first legitimate introduction to audiobooks this past winter ...
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In this 5 On interview, author and publisher Ian Thomas Healy shares what he learned from his experiences with literary ...
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Author, publisher, and book marketer Julie Smith shares what she loves to write—and read—in a mystery, how her writing obsession ...
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What's the overriding reason for an author to find an agent and a traditional publishing deal? Is it possible that ...
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Lisa Tener shares important lessons learned when writing her first book, the ups and downs of co-writing, the most important ...
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Sometimes guidelines for writers discourage perfectly private, internal envy, anger, indignation, etc., directed toward other writers, or toward agents (or ...
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Author Dario Ciriello talks about breaking writing rules, what publishing other writers taught him about the business, and how little ...
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Is a book's success all luck, even if 'luck' includes hitting the right subject matter at the right time, or ...
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Debra Eckerling (@WriteOnOnline), founder of the writers' support group Write On!, discusses common writer challenges, the value of blogs, what ...
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Author Elizabeth Marro discusses literary vs. commercial fiction and what she learned from the sale and marketing of her first ...
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Author Caroline Leavitt reveals the fears behind her middle-of-the-night writer anxieties, the contents of her colored book tour folders, her ...
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Author, editor, and publisher Rosalie Morales Kearns discusses why she started a feminist press (and what it takes to run ...
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Author R.J. Keller on the notion of the "second-book slump," how she dealt with a book idea similar to her ...
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Author Massimo Marino discusses what it's like to read science fiction as a scientist, his experience with the Booktrope publishing ...
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Author Rufi Thorpe discusses writing for men, her improbable path to publication, what she likes to see in a book ...
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Author and editor Yi Shun Lai discusses writing for the J. Peterman catalog, common problems she sees in short fiction ...
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Author Che Gilson discusses what she as an unagented author learned to look for in publishing contracts, designing your own ...
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Philip B. Persinger discusses his attraction to sonnets, the broad art of writing and selling a play, why he published ...
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Author/songwriter Henry Baum discusses self-publishing services, the value of a paid review, why he started his own self-publishing service, and ...
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Author Barry Eisler discusses the pros and cons (where they exist) of legacy, Amazon, and self-publishing; research and editing; selling ...
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Author and radio broadcaster Reggie Lutz discusses her tendency as a writer to synthesize fiction genres, recommends qualities to look ...
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Literary agent and publishing consultant April Eberhardt discusses effective book promotion, what makes writing exceptional from a publishing perspective, her ...
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Book publicist Patrick Walsh discusses effective social media promotion, what it takes to make the same old book-marketing advice work ...
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Screenwriter Ashley Scott Meyers (@AshleyMeyers) discusses the critical writing lesson he learned over time, what it takes to make a ...
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Chris Jane, who writes the biweekly Q&A series 5 On, discusses overcoming her fear of joining the Twitterverse ...
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In this 5 On post, bestselling author Elisa Lorello discusses authenticity, using social media to connect with readers, rejection, and ...
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Jane Smiley on necessary compromises, writing good sex scenes, and what makes her nervous about writing even now in this ...
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Heather Hale discusses the top five mistakes screenwriters make, the usefulness of online script databases, and how to approach a ...
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David Corbett discusses the decline in our country's writing skills, his personal approach to marketing, writing to the market vs ...
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