Pitches and Blurbs

Here are some tips for when you're pitching or blurbing your book. 

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2019/11/some-dos-and-donts-for-pitches-and.html

Story Essentials

What are the basic building blocks of a story? 

https://blog.nathanbransford.com/2019/12/the-8-essential-elements-of-a-story

Deep Point of View

Writing in deep point of view is removes the narrative distance as much as possible. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/11/how-to-tell-if-youre-writing-in-deep-point-of-view/

Cutting Words

There are many words and scenes you can cut to tighten up your writing. 

https://blog.nathanbransford.com/2019/11/how-to-know-what-to-cut-from-a-novel

Character Description

Here are eleven tips about how to write an effect character description. 

https://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/11-secrets-to-writing-effective-character-description

Show, Don't Tell

We've all heard that we should show and not tell in our writing, but how do you do that? 

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/12/mastering-show-dont-tell/

Middle Grade or Young Adult

How do you tell if your story if a middle grade or a young adult novel? 

https://cornerstonesus.com/894-2/

Final Chapters

You may have written the best novel ever, but if it doesn't come to a satisfying conclusion, your readers will be unhappy. 

https://annerallen.com/2019/11/writing-final-chapter/

Literary Agent Etiquette

Following these rules will help you make your best impression on a literary agent. 

https://blog.nathanbransford.com/2018/05/a-guide-to-literary-agent-etiquette

Action Scenes

Here are five hints to increase the pacing in your action scenes. 

http://www.orangeblossombooks.com/blog/five-factors-for-mastering-fast-pacing-in-action-scenes

Thoughts About Being Published

These are some things to consider if your dream is to become a published author. 

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2009/11/golden-oldies-ten-things-to-remember-if.html

First Chapter

Here are some do's and don'ts to consider when writing that first chapter. 

https://annerallen.com/2019/11/writing-that-first-chapter/

Character Outlines

Here's a way to outline your novel based on what's going on with your characters throughout the story. 

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

Middle Grade Novels

Everything you wanted to know about writing a middle grade novel.

https://www.jennybowman.com/how-to-write-a-middle-grade-novel/

Fatal Flaws

How do you identify your characters' fatal flaws that present barriers to achieving what they want? 

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/10/identifying-your-characters-fatal-flaw/

Book Market vs. Your Interests

How do you figure out where your passion intersects with the current publishing market? 

https://rachellegardner.com/passion-meets-market/

Getting Blurbs

How do you ask people to write a blurb for the back cover of your book? 

https://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/08/guest-blog-week-fine-art-of-getting

Story Theme

Are you struggling to figure out the theme of your novel? 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/finding-your-storys-theme/

Author Visits

Here are some of the benefits, and also the challenges, of school visits. 

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/author-visits-benefits-obstacles/

Revise and Resubmit

Congratulations, you've received an invitation to revise and resubmit your manuscript, but now what? 

https://byomentor.com/2019/09/16/somewhere-between-yes-and-no-the-rr/

Picture Book Openings

Here's a list of ways to begin your picture book along with mentor text examples. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/08/3-tier-backup-for-writers/

Backups

As a writer, it is vitally important that you have your work backed up--things happen. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/08/3-tier-backup-for-writers/

Receiving Advice

Here are three indications that you might be ignoring the advice you're getting on your manuscript. 

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2018/06/3-signs-you-might-be-ignoring-writing.html

Literary Agents

What does a literary agent do for you and your career? 

http://bookendsliterary.com/2019/09/10/the-role-of-a-literary-agent/

Self Editing

When you're editing, start with the big picture and work your way down. 

https://www.nonfiction-ninjas.com/blog/the-three-step-self-edit-by-lisa-amstutz

Scene Building

Build your scenes, brick by brick, from the ground up. 

https://byomentor.com/2019/07/01/brick-by-brick-how-to-build-a-scene-from-the-ground-up/

Words to Delete

You should delete the redundant words from these phrases. 

https://forge.medium.com/close-proximity-end-result-and-more-redundant-words-to-delete-from-your-writing-3258be693a3d

Pen Names

Under what circumstances should you consider using a pen name?  

https://blog.bookbaby.com/2019/08/pen-names-how-and-why-to-use-them/