I created characters I thought couldn’t exist in America—then watched them appear on the news. How to keep writing when reality feels dystopian.
Category: About My Books
Blog posts by author Lynette M. Burrows on all things related to writing her books from how she got an idea for a book, people, places, and history that inspired a book, and her process for writing a book.
How to: Writing Dark Fiction When Reality Feels Dystopian
How to write dark dystopian fiction when reality feels like a dystopia. Including examples from writing the final book in The Fellowship Dystopia series.
New Lessons, New Experiences, and New Looks
Lynette shares a review of the first quarter of 2025 for her business including a cover reveal and an excerpt from her next book.
A Train Station with a Story
Union Station of Kansas City has seen tears of joy, tears of sadness, and even blood and tears. Its history inspired If I Should Die, the Fellowship Dystopia, Book Two.
Shifting Reality into Fiction
When I started writing the Fellowship Dystopia series, it was fun shifting reality into fiction. Today the shift appears to be going the other way.