There are many ways to show, not tell, your readers your characters' emotions.
http://writershelpingwriters.net/2017/06/keep-it-fresh-10-ways-to-show-your-characters-emotion/
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
Evaluating Feedback
Some critiques of your manuscript are more useful than others.
https://michelekeller.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/evaluating-writing-feedback-advice/
https://michelekeller.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/evaluating-writing-feedback-advice/
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critiques
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Book Sales
It's surprisingly difficult to find out how many copies of your book actually sold.
https://electricliterature.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-book-sales-but-were-afraid-to-ask-1fe6bc00aa2d
https://electricliterature.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-book-sales-but-were-afraid-to-ask-1fe6bc00aa2d
Labels:
business
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Permissions and Fair Use
If you're quoting another book, song, or poem, it's important to know what's permissible under the fair use rules.
https://www.janefriedman.com/permissions-and-fair-use/
https://www.janefriedman.com/permissions-and-fair-use/
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legal
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Twitter Pitches
There are several opportunities now to pitch your manuscript via a Twitter contest.
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/preparing-twitter-pitching-contests-including-sffpit-week
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/preparing-twitter-pitching-contests-including-sffpit-week
Labels:
pitch,
social_media
Monday, September 25, 2017
Middle-Grade Historical Fiction
When you're writing for eight to twelve year olds, you can't always assume the knowledge of history they have.
http://www.katejfoster.com/general-blog/writing-historical-fiction-for-middle-grade
http://www.katejfoster.com/general-blog/writing-historical-fiction-for-middle-grade
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historical,
middle_grade
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Characters
Seventy-five questions to help you know more than you ever thought you could about your characters.
http://www.thewritersalleyblog.com/2017/06/75-questions-to-help-you-get-to-know.html
http://www.thewritersalleyblog.com/2017/06/75-questions-to-help-you-get-to-know.html
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characters
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Networking With Writers
Here are some tips on how to get to know other writers and form a community.
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2017/05/03/author-friends/
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2017/05/03/author-friends/
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networking
Beginnings and Endings
It's easy enough to say start when the story starts and end when it stops, but how do you do that?
http://thewritepractice.com/how-to-begin-a-story/?hvid=4NlO7E
http://thewritepractice.com/how-to-begin-a-story/?hvid=4NlO7E
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Nonfiction
Voice isn't just important in fiction--nonfiction writing has voice, too.
Labels:
nonfiction,
voice
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