Bryn Donovan is an American novelist, book editor, and blogger based in Chicago, best known for her reference books for fiction writers. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Arizona and has spent her career in book publishing, work that informs the practical, lookup-while-you-write structure of her craft books.
Master Lists for Writers and its companion volume 5,000 Writing Prompts have become routine recommendations for novelists working through plot blocks, character problems, and scene-level stuck moments. 5,000 Writing Prompts gathers 150 plot ideas for each of seven genres (fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance, young adult, historical fiction, and general fiction), plus hundreds of dialogue, character, and setting prompts, 100 poetry exercises, 500 blog post ideas, and master plots drawn from classic fiction and mythology.
She also writes novels under both her own name and as Stacey Donovan, ranging across literary fiction and romance. Her blog at bryndonovan.com runs craft posts and master lists for writers stuck on specific story problems, and her newsletter has built a long-running audience among working novelists. She lives in Chicago and lists French roast coffee, hot sauce, rescue dogs, bubble baths, and adventures among her favorite things.
Bryn Donovan
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