I’m John Matthew Fox of Bookfox and I help authors write better fiction.
Authors who worked with me have been published by Random House, sold more than 100,000 copies, and received Kirkus Starred Reviews. I’ve also taught writing at Chapman University and the University of Southern California (USC).
I’m the author of two books, “I Will Shout Your Name” (Press53) and my nonfiction book for writers: “The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments” .
You can take 11 writing courses from me with Bookfox Academy.
I also offer book editing services
From Bookfox. Join my mentorship program, BOOKFOX LAB: Bookfox Lab Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Danielle is Bookfox’s full-time editor — hire her now. Copy Editing Lauren runs Bookfox Publicity, helping you sell copies of your book: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my email…
From Bookfox. The Sentence course I mentioned inside the video: How to Write a Splendid Sentence Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Danielle is Bookfox’s full-time editor — hire her now. Copy Editing Lauren runs Bookfox Publicity, helping you sell copies of your book: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Danielle is Bookfox’s full-time editor — she’s wonderful. Copy Editing Lauren runs Bookfox Publicity, helping you sell copies of your book: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:21 Deliberately Cryptic 1:46…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle is our resident copy editor (and she does incredible work): Copy Editing Lauren is the genius publicist here at Bookfox (hire her now!): https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:30…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle is Bookfox’s resident copy-editor, and she’s great: Copy Editing Danielle also does developmental editing: Novel Editing Lauren is a genius publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:45 The Touchpoint…
From Bookfox. My novel course which I mentioned in the video: Write Your Best Novel Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle at Bookfox does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is Bookfox’s genius publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters:…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is a genius publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:15 Offering Small Stakes 1:42 Starting in the Wrong Place 3:00…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is a genius publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:16 Don’t Forget Hamartia 2:34 Every Character Needs Metamorphosis 4:08 Exposing…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Bookfox’s Danielle does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is our genius, in-house publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:09 Principle of Antagonism 1:32 In Late, Out Early…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is a genius publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:14 Antagonist Should be Defeated by the Protagonist 2:25 Start with…
From Bookfox. The Writing Techniques course I mentioned in the video: Writing Techniques to Transform Your Fiction Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle is Bookfox’s resident copy editor, and will make sure your manuscript comes out clean and professional: Copy Editing Lauren…
From Bookfox. If you’re planning on writing a series, that’s absolutely fantastic — watch this video to avoid some common mistakes and pitfalls. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle is Bookfox’s resident copy editor, and will make sure your manuscript comes out…
From Bookfox. Getting readers to care about characters — it’s the first step to hooking the reader on your book, and the best way to make sure your book doesn’t get DNFed. Watch out for these 7 mistakes! Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer":…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle, the Bookfox copyediting genius: Copy Editing Lauren does great publicity for the Bookfox team: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:09 #1 Give Your Characters Different Scripts 1:09 #2 Choose…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is a genius publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:24 #1 Subvert Character Stereotypes 1:53 #2 Disguise Your Source Material…
From Bookfox. Check out my Ultimate Guide to Dialogue Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Dialogue Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is a genius publicist: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/…
From Bookfox. If you don’t know the Johari Window, it was created by psychologists to help people with self-awareness and how they are perceived by others — and it’s very useful when creating characters. Take the Dialogue course I mentioned: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Dialogue Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing…
From Bookfox. Yes, I know Mexico isn’t in South America. I cheated on one, okay? So technically these are Latin American writing tips. My course on Writing Habits: Master Your Writing Habits Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Danielle does a wonderful job…
From Bookfox. Feel free to debate me on this ranking in the comments! But from my perspective, these are the least helpful and the most helpful story structures to use when writing a novel. Check out my novel course: Write Your Best Novel Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Get your…
From Bookfox. If you’re good at writing about where your novel takes place, it can make that setting feel as important as a character. Here are the seven tiers that you should climb to ensure you’re doing it well. Writing Techniques course: Writing Techniques to Transform Your Fiction Sentence Course: How to Write a Splendid…
From Bookfox. Check out my "Write Your Best Novel" course: Write Your Best Novel Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Danielle is the best copy editor you’ll find: Copy Editing Lauren loves to help authors with publicity: Bookfox Publicity Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my email…
From Bookfox. Authors, beware of these endings, because they can ruin an otherwise brilliant book. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Danielle does a wonderful job copy editing: Copy Editing Lauren is our dynamite publicist: Bookfox Publicity Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/…
From Bookfox. The theme video I mentioned: Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Danielle’s copy editing saves you from embarrassing mistakes: Copy Editing Lauren’s publicity gets attention for your book: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:18 #1 Make…
From Bookfox. My Splendid Sentence course: How to Write a Splendid Sentence Revising Fiction by David Madden: https://amzn.to/3EFy1TB Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Danielle’s copy editing saves you from embarrassing mistakes: Copy Editing Lauren’s publicity gets attention for your book: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe…
From Bookfox. Get ALL my writing courses with BOOKFOX ACADEMY: Writing Courses Video I mentioned: 9 SHOCKING Strategies That Keep Readers Awake Until 2 AM: Danielle is the best copy editor you’ll find: Copy Editing Lauren loves to help authors with publicity: Bookfox Publicity Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my…