Friday, June 30, 2023

Newsletters

 How to write an author newsletter that people will want to read.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/06/how-to-write-a-newsletter-people-will-actually-share-part-1/

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Hooking Your Readers

 Here are three tips to hook your readers from the first pages.

https://writersrumpus.com/2023/06/16/hook-your-readers-from-page-one-with-three-ingredients/

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Unagented Submissions

 Here's a list of 100+ publishers who accept unagents submissions.

https://bitsykemper.com/publishers/

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Internal Narrative

 Using internal narration can help show who your character really is.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/06/writing-from-within-crafting-internal-narratives/

Monday, June 26, 2023

Cliches

 Properly used, cliches can add to your writing.

https://writerunboxed.com/2023/06/08/6-ways-cliches-can-help-your-writing/

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Picture Book Series

 What's involved in writing a picture book series or a sequel?

https://writersrumpus.com/2023/06/06/getting-serious-about-writing-a-picture-book-series-or-sequel/

Friday, June 23, 2023

Openings

 Here are eight ways to start a novel.

https://annerallen.com/2023/06/eight-ways-not-to-start-a-novel/

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Backstory

 How do you use prologues and flashbacks to tell your backstory?

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/prologues-vs-flashbacks/

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Author Websites

 Do you need an author website?

https://www.janefriedman.com/when-do-you-need-an-author-website/

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Co-Writing

 What does it take to successfully form a co-writing creative partnership?

http://smack-dab-in-the-middle.blogspot.com/2023/06/co-writers-writing-about-co-writing.html

Monday, June 19, 2023

Agents or Editors

 Should you submit to an agent or an editor?

https://www.janefriedman.com/query-agents-editors/

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Generic Reactions

 Make your writing more interesting by avoiding these generic reactions.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2020/03/avoid-these-generic-reactions

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Translating a Novel

 Why you shouldn't use Google translate to create a foreign language version of your book.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/05/should-i-use-google-to-translate-my-novel/

Friday, June 16, 2023

Outlines

 Hints on how to outline your book.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2019/06/how-to-outline-a-novel

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Story Elements

 What are the building blocks of a story?

https://jerryjenkins.com/story-elements/

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Nonfiction Book Proposal

 What should you include in a nonfiction book proposal?

http://www.twliterary.com/bookproposal/

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Show, Don't Tell

 Here are some suggestion on how to fix when you've told instead of shown.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/03/three-ways-writers-tell-not-show-and-how-you-can-fix-them/

Monday, June 12, 2023

Querying Agents

 Here are nine don'ts when querying agents.

https://nybookeditors.com/2019/11/9-donts-when-querying-agents/

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Submission Ready?

 Here's a checklist to see if your work is ready to submit.

http://ingridsundberg.com/2010/12/29/10-tests-to-prove-your-manuscript-is-ready-for-submission/

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Cliches

 Avoid these ten common cliches in your writing.

https://johnmcusick.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/ten-cliches-that-make-agents-roll-their-eyes/

Friday, June 9, 2023

Advances

 What is an advance and how do they work?

https://indexforauthors.wordpress.com/category/advance/

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Action Scenes

How to write action scenes to make your readers feel that they are there.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2023/05/how-to-write-sharp-action-scenes

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Loglines

 How to write a one-sentence pitch for your work.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2023/05/how-to-write-killer-one-sentence-pitch-logline-novels-memoirs

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Book Proposal

 Most nonfiction books are sold by proposal, and here's a template you can follow.

https://www.janefriedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PROPOSAL-TEMPLATE-March-2022.docx

Monday, June 5, 2023

Graphic Novel Series

 Should you write your graphic novel as a stand-alone or a series?

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/mira-13/

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Audio Books

 Will your book be made into an audio book?

https://indexforauthors.wordpress.com/category/audio-book/

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Book Deals

 Here are the ins and outs of book deals.

https://electricliterature.com/an-agent-explains-the-ins-and-outs-of-book-deals/

Friday, June 2, 2023

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Copyrights

 Eleven things writers should understand about copyrights.

https://helensedwick.com/11-things-every-writer-should-know-about-copyrights/