Monday, July 31, 2023

Pacing

 Create incredible stories with powerful pacing.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/07/13-tips-to-create-irresistible-stories-with-powerful-pacing/

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Boring Characters

 That last thing you want in your story is boring characters.

https://www.goodstorycompany.com/blog/boring-characters

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Query Letters

 How to write an amazing query letter.

http://scotteagan.blogspot.com/2023/07/writing-amazing-query-letter.html

Friday, July 28, 2023

What Does a Publisher Do

 Here's a list and description of the many tasks a publisher does for your book.

https://www.underdown.org/publisher-expertise.htm

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Picture Books

 Ten tips for writing picture books.

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

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Character Agency

 Conflict plus choices gives your character agency.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2023/07/conflict-choices-character-agency/

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

On Submission

 What happens when your agent sends your manuscript out on submission?

http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-epic-post-about-submission-process.html?m=1

Monday, July 24, 2023

Small Publishers

 How can you evaluate a small publisher's ability to get your book into stores and libraries?

https://subitclub.com/2018/08/07/evaluate-small-publishers-like-a-pro/

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Dialogue Problems

 Here are some common dialogue problems and how to fix them.

https://annerallen.com/2023/07/9-common-dialogue-problems/

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Is Your Manuscript Ready?

 Here are some tests to show if you're manuscript is ready to submit.

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

Friday, July 21, 2023

Getting an Agent

 Here's a six-step strategy for landing a literary agent.

https://www.tiffanyhawk.com/blog/how-to-find-the-best-literary-agent

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Resubmitting

 Can and should you resubmit to an agent or a publisher who has rejected you?

http://www.literaryrambles.com/2019/02/mary-kole-guest-post-resubmitting-to.html

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

School Assembly Visits

 Doing a school visit to a large number of students is different than a classroom visit.

https://blog.bookbaby.com/how-to-promote-your-book/promoting-your-book-and-yourself-at-a-school-assembly

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Young Audiences

 How do you keep the interest of young children during an author visit.

https://laurasassitales.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/twelve-tips-to-engage-very-young-audiences-at-picture-book-author-events/

Monday, July 17, 2023

Characters in World Building

 Part of building the world of your story is how they characters live in it.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/07/character-in-the-tapestry-writing-from-culture-to-character/

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Comp Titles

 How do you find comp titles for your story?

https://writersrumpus.com/2023/06/30/how-difficult-can-a-comp-be/

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Indirect Dialogue

 What is indirect dialogue and when should you use it?

https://annerallen.com/2018/02/indirect-dialogue/

Friday, July 14, 2023

Story Settings

 How to choose the right settings for your story.

https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/choose-right-story-setting/

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Author Newsletters

 Here are three things you must include in your author newsletter to please your subscribers.

https://writershelpingwriters.net/2023/07/three-things-your-author-newsletter-must-do-to-please-subscribers/

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Picture Book Format

 Here are the basics of the picture book format, including why the standard page count is 32.

https://debbieohi.substack.com/p/picture-books-101-part-3-understanding

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Author Websites

 Eight mistakes you're making on your author website.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/06/8-mistakes-youre-making-on-your-author-website/

Monday, July 10, 2023

Quick Pitches

 How to boil your pitch down to the essential information.

https://annerallen.com/2023/06/quick-pitch-your-book/

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Advance Reader Copies

 What are advance reader copies (ARCs) and how are they used?

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

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Word Lists

 Here's the Dolch Sight Word Lists to use when writing easy readers.

https://www.samsonsclassroom.com/resources/dolch_sight_words_list.html

Friday, July 7, 2023

Cross-Promotion

 Support other authors by cross-promoting their books with yours.

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/06/ways-for-authors-to-cross-promote-their-books/

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Age-Levels

 What are the age levels for the different categories of children's books?

https://journeytokidlit.com/age-levels-for-childrens-books/

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Plot Points

 What are the different kinds of plot points and how do you use them?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/06/a-powerful-plot-point-is-a-strategy-for-a-successful-story/

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Graphic Novels

 Here's an explanation of how to write a graphic novel.

https://jerichowriters.com/how-to-write-a-graphic-novel/

Monday, July 3, 2023

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Rule of Three

 What is the rule of three and how can you use it to improve your writing?

https://brookevitale.com/blog/rule-of-three

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Deep Third POV

 Is deep third a real point of view for your story?

https://www.janefriedman.com/is-deep-third-an-actual-pov/