Laura Whitcomb

Works

Fiction: Young Adult




Under the Light (2013)
Helen needed a body to be with her beloved and Jenny needed to escape from hers before her spirit was broken. It was wicked, borrowing it, but love drives even the gentlest soul to desperate acts.

The Fetch (2009)
Calder was a Fetch, a death escort, the first of his kind to climb backwards from Heaven to earth and fall in love with a mortal girl.

A Certain Slant of Light (2005)
Someone was looking at me, a disturbing sensation if you’re dead. Though I could not feel paper between my fingers or taste the tip of a pencil, I could see and hear the world with all the clarity of the Living. To them, on the other hand, I was empty air.

How-to



Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream (2006)
Your First Novel describes how to write and sell your first novel. It is co-authored with literary agent Ann Rittenberg and includes an introduction by author Dennis Lehane.

Novel Shortcuts: Ten Techniques that Ensure a Great First Draft (2009)
Novel Shortcuts shows you how to quickly write a first draft that’s also rich and engrossing–covers everything from finding the crosshairs of your plot to using storytelling devices.

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Laura's Books

Fiction: Young Adult
The sequel to A Certain Slant of Light.
A supernatural love story set in both the chaos of the Russian Revolution and the Aisle of Unearthing.
After benignly haunting a series of people for over a century, Helen meets a teenage boy who can see her and together they unlock the mysteries of their paths.
How-to
Your First Novel describes how to write and sell your first novel. It is co-authored with literary agent Ann Rittenberg and includes an introduction by author Dennis Lehane.
A unique guide to the mastery of “Speed Depth” in fiction writing.