Victoria Mixon

Biography

Victoria Mixon is a professional writer and editor and has worked in fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and technical documentation for over thirty years. She co-authored the nonfiction Children and the Internet: A Zen Guide for Parents and Educators, published by Prentice Hall in 1996, for which she is listed in the Who’s Who of America. Her first book on writing, The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner’s Manual, is one of the elite handful recommended by Preditors & Editors. Her second book on writing, The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner's Manual, has been praised on video by Kindle #1 bestseller Stu Wakefield. Her blog, A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, has been voted one of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers and a Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers. She has been invited to teach fiction through Writer's Digest and the San Francisco Writers Conference.

Where to find Victoria Mixon online

Where to buy in print

Books

Art & Craft of Writing: Secret Advice for Writers
Price: Free! Words: 15,190. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2015 by Victoria Mixon. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills, Nonfiction » Publishing » Self-publishing
Mixon's most popular posts on her award-winning writing blog, A. Victoria Mixon, Editor are now available for the first time in her new book, Secret Advice for Writers.
Art & Craft of Writing Stories: Second Writer's Manual
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 67,660. Language: English. Published: September 24, 2011 by Victoria Mixon. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills, Nonfiction » Publishing » Self-publishing
This sequel to Mixon's popular The Art & Craft of Fiction explores in detail the complex crafts of character development and plot structure, illuminating exactly how the greats have done this work to such powerful effect and teaching how to apply their lessons to your own fiction. Mixon's voice is warm and entertaining, your personal welcome into the greater fellowship of all writers.
Art & Craft of Writing Fiction: First Writer's Manual
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 76,380. Language: English. Published: September 23, 2011 by Victoria Mixon. Categories: Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills, Nonfiction » Publishing » Self-publishing
Based on Mixon's work as a successful independent fiction editor, The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner's Manual brings together in one place everything you need to know about writing a novel, an in-depth exploration of the myriad aspects of creating fiction in a warm, entertaining voice that welcomes you into the greater fellowship of all writers.