Sunday, March 31, 2019

Is Your Agent Any Good?

How do you tell if your agent is doing a good job for you and your career? 

https://www.janefriedman.com/how-do-you-know-if-your-agent-is-any-good/

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Settings

Where you set your book and how you describe it will help bring your story to life. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/03/places-are-important-too-bring-your-book-to-life-part-ii/

Friday, March 29, 2019

When To Stop Editing

How do you know when it's time to stop revising and start submitting?

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/01/3-signs-its-time-to-stop-editing-that-manuscript/

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Character Agency

It's important that your characters have agency, the purpose that drives their actions. 

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2019/02/27/character-agency-by-katia-raina/

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Prologues

When the guidelines say to only include a partial of your manuscript, should you include the prologue or not? 

http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-much-maligned-prologue-with-some.html

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Blurbs

It's hard to ask people to blurb your book, but these tips will make it easier.

https://writerunboxed.com/2017/05/02/rattling-the-cup-for-blurbs/

Monday, March 25, 2019

Redundant Writing

Whether it's repeating words or repeating what you're saying but in a different ways, it's time to cut those redundancies out of your writing. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/02/redundancy-in-your-writing-and-how-to-exorcise-it/

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Voice

This is the best and simplest explanation of voice I've ever seen. 

http://celebratescience.blogspot.com/2019/03/what-is-voice.html

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Backstory Through Dialogue

No one wants to read an infodump of backstory, but you can share some of those details through dialogue. 

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/02/writing-backstory-through-dialogue/

Picture Book Pagination

Make your readers want to turn that page at the end of every spread.

https://lernerbooks.blog/2017/09/paginate-picture-book-manuscript.html

Friday, March 22, 2019

Should You Blog?

Here are some tips to decide whether blogging is for you. 

https://rachellegardner.com/should-all-authors-blog/

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Dialects and Accents

A little goes a long way when adding dialects and accents to your dialogue. 

https://killzoneblog.com/2019/01/rendering-dialects-and-accents-in-dialogue.html

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Nonfiction Back Matter

Back matter gives you the opportunity to share some of your research in more detail. 

https://www.nonfiction-ninjas.com/blog/extra-extra-read-more-about-it

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Self-Promotion Tips

You are the most important member of your marketing team, both before and after publication. 

http://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/2016/08/tips-to-promote-yourself-as-an-author-before-and-after-publication/

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Make History Real

How do you bring a world to life in your historical fiction?

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2019/02/19/three-ways-to-make-the-historical-real/

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Writing Contests

How do you choose which, if any, writing contests to enter?

https://annerallen.com/2019/02/writing-contests-important/

Friday, March 15, 2019

Manuscript Formatting

There are many sources to tell you correct manuscript formatting, but this post tells you how to do it in Microsoft Word, step-by-step. 

https://jerryjenkins.com/manuscript-format/

Thursday, March 14, 2019

YA Cliches

Don't fall into these cliche traps in your young adult novel. 

https://mythcreants.com/blog/a-field-guide-to-six-infectious-ya-cliches/

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Authors and Taxes

Here's a checklist of things to do and consider in order to file your taxes as an author. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/02/easy-tax-guide-for-authors/

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Endings

How to do craft a good ending to leave your reader satisfied? 

https://refiction.com/articles/making-ends-meet-how-to-write-a-good-ending-to-a-story/

Monday, March 11, 2019

Single Point of View

What are the advantages of choosing a single POV to tell you story?

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/writing-a-single-pov-story/

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Showing vs. Telling

All writers know to show not tell, but how do you do that? 

https://wonderwords100.wordpress.com/2019/01/19/vivian-kirkfield-on-showing-versus-telling-strategies/

Saturday, March 9, 2019

When to Stop Editing

One of the hardest things about revising is knowing when you're finished, and it's time to stop editing. 

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/01/3-signs-its-time-to-stop-editing-that-manuscript/

Friday, March 8, 2019

The 10% Rule

One of Stephen King's best piece of writing advice is to delete 10% of your manuscript to make a better read. 

https://annerallen.com/2019/01/stephen-kings-10-rule/

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Social Media for Authors

If you're new to social media or just want to try a new platform, here's the information you need. 

https://www.blueinkreview.com/promoting-your-childrens-book-on-social-media-a-newbies-guid/

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Storytime Picture Books

What do librarians look for when they choose a picture book for storytime? 

https://writeoncon.org/10-things-librarians-look-for-in-story-time-picture-books/

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Picture Book Tips

Here are ten tips to remember when writing a picture book. 

http://www.alicekuipers.com/10-tips-for-writing-childrens-picture-books/

Monday, March 4, 2019

Motivation Reaction Units

Prose can be broken down into cause and effect or motivation reaction units (MRUs). 

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/motivation-reaction-units/#

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Public Domain

What is public domain and why is it important for authors to understand about it? 

https://www.janefriedman.com/what-is-public-domain/

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Author Websites

It's important not just to have an author website, but to have a well-designed one. 

https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/01/16/the-importance-of-having-a-well-designed-author-website/

Friday, March 1, 2019