Thursday, July 30, 2020

Writing Middle Grade

The first golden rule of writing middle is grade is to see the world through their eyes, not yours. 

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

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Query Tips

When you're ready to query, here are some tips for you to consider. 

https://bookendsliterary.com/2020/05/20/top-ten-query-tips/

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Dialogue Mistakes

Here are eight ways you may be bungling your dialogue. 

http://www.10minutenovelists.com/eight-ways-you-may-be-bungling-dialogue/

Monday, July 27, 2020

Narrative vs. Expository Nonfiction

How do two of the major types of nonfiction writing, expository and narrative, compare? 

http://celebratescience.blogspot.com/2020/05/narrative-vs-expository-two-nonfiction.html

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Grammar Checkers

If you need help with your grammar, here's a list of programs to help you.

https://smartblogger.com/best-grammar-checker/

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Story Decisions

Small decisions in your story can have a huge impact. 

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/05/small-decisions-huge-story-impact/

Friday, July 24, 2020

Evaluating Publishing Contracts

Make sure you're not sabotaging yourself when signing a publishing contract. 

https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/05/evaluating-publishing-contracts-six.html

Inciding Incident

How do you show the event that sparks the rest of your novel?  

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Comp Titles

Do you need to include comparative titles in your query and, if so, how do you find them? 

https://literaticat.substack.com/p/best-of-ask-the-agent-all-about-comps

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Word Choice

Your choice of words affects many aspects of your storytelling.

https://jamigold.com/2020/05/word-choice-what-does-it-mean-for-our-writing/