Saturday, December 31, 2022

Log Lines

 A log line is a one sentence pitch for your story.

https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/09/log-line-entire-story-one-sentence/

Friday, December 30, 2022

Movement and Deep POV

 How do use movement to enhance a story's deep point of view?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/05/4-ways-movement-effects-deep-pov/

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Writing Descriptions

 Make sure your descriptions serve your story.

https://authorkristenlamb.com/2021/08/description-writing-good-bad-stop/

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Middle Grade Novels

 How to write middle grade novels that kids will love.

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/6-golden-rules-of-writing-middle-grade

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Fictional Characters and Copyright

 Are fictional characters protected under copyright law?

https://www.janefriedman.com/are-fictional-characters-protected-under-copyright-law/

Monday, December 26, 2022

Co-Writing

 What's involved in successfully co-authoring a novel?

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1016917725611909564/2895976682870586075

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Author Websites

Why is it important for an author to have a website?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/07/5-reasons-why-authors-need-a-website/ 

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Choosing Ideas for a Novel

 How do you decide what to write about in your novel?

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2013/10/how-to-choose-idea-for-novel

Friday, December 23, 2022

Novel Revisions

 Here are three hints to help when revising your novel.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/12/3-easy-tips-to-help-you-revise-your-novel/

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Trimming Word Counts

 Here are some tips for trimming the word count in your manuscript.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/trim-books-word-count/

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Revising Book Galleys

 Here are some tips for when it comes time to revise your book galley.

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/1016917725611909564/992218750834797108

Monday, December 19, 2022

Personal Experiences and Writing

 Do you need to have experienced something personally in order to write about it?

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/do-you-need-personal-experience-to-write-about-something/

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Structural Timing

 Often called the beats in your story, the structural timing reflects the pacing of your story.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/your-storys-structural-timing/

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Revise and Resubmit

 Does receiving a revise and resubmit always leads to an offer of representation or a contract?

https://marianariosramirez.com/my-experience-with-rr/

Friday, December 16, 2022

Marketing Online and Offline

How can your online and offline marketing efforts have a synergistic effect? 

https://www.janefriedman.com/closing-the-influence-gap/

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Action-Reaction

 Whether you call it cause and effect, stimulus and response, or action and reaction, your character needs to respond to the push of the story.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/3-action-reaction-misfires-that-flatten-your-writing/

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Queries

 Here are some tips for submitting to literary agents.

https://www.writermag.com/get-published/the-publishing-industry/submitting-to-literary-agents/

Monday, December 12, 2022

Character Voice

 Every character should have a unique voice, and it shouldn't be the authors.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/07/5-steps-to-creating-a-unique-character-voice/

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Marketing Strategies

 The first marketing strategy is to start early--before your book comes out.

http://www.24carrotwriting.com/-blog/josh-funk-shares-powerhouse-marketing-strategies

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Pitching

 Here are some tips for pitching your book, whether virtually or in person.

https://nelsonagency.com/2021/06/ten-tips-for-virtual-or-in-person-pitching/

Friday, December 9, 2022

Introverted Authors

 As an author you're often in public situations, which may be difficult if you're an introvert.

https://annerallen.com/2021/06/introverted-authors-overcoming-fears/ 

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Chapter Structure

 A chapter break is a signal to the reader to pause.

https://www.goodstorycompany.com/blog/chapter-structure

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Scenes

 Here are four essential elements for starting a scene.

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2021/05/dont-start-a-scene-without-these-four-essential-elements

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Monday, December 5, 2022

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Publishing Terms

 Here's a list of about 150 publishing terms and jargon.

https://www.underdown.org/cigglossary.htm

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Emotions

 Here are some tips for writing emotionally affecting fiction.

https://www.janefriedman.com/the-alchemy-of-emotion-6-key-strategies-for-emotionally-affecting-fiction/

Friday, December 2, 2022

Middle Grade Novels

 What makes a novel middle grade and what are some common themes?

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

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Anecdotal Writing

 Anecdotal writing is a series of "this happened" then "that happened" without any cause and effect.

https://darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/anecdotal-writing