Immersing your readers in where your story takes place is an important part of bringing it to life.
https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/03/places-are-important-too-bring-your-book-to-life-part-ii/
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Theme
How do you figure out the theme of your story?
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2019/05/what-every-writer-should-know-about.html
http://blog.janicehardy.com/2019/05/what-every-writer-should-know-about.html
Labels:
theme
Friday, June 28, 2019
Injecting Humor
Kids love funny, so here are some techniques to inject humor into your writing.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/04/8-ways-to-inject-humor-into-your-writing/
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/04/8-ways-to-inject-humor-into-your-writing/
Labels:
humor
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Picture Book Page Turns
Here are some techniques that will make your picture book readers want to turn that page.
https://groggorg.blogspot.com/2016/04/turn-that-picture-book-page-by-patricia.html
https://groggorg.blogspot.com/2016/04/turn-that-picture-book-page-by-patricia.html
Labels:
picture_books
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Show, Don't Tell
Show, don't tell, is one of the basic writing rules, but how do you do that?
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/show-dont-tell/#
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/show-dont-tell/#
Labels:
writing
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Saggy Middles
Throw in some conflict to add tension and tighten up that saggy middle of your novel.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/05/saggy-middle-use-conflict-to-nip-and-tuck-it/
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/05/saggy-middle-use-conflict-to-nip-and-tuck-it/
Labels:
middle_grade,
tension,
young_adult
Monday, June 24, 2019
Pitching at a Conferences
Writing conferences are a great opportunity to meet agents and talk to them about your work.
http://wow-womenonwriting.com/35-How2-PitchAgent.html#.XNoUxGG2wk8.blogger
http://wow-womenonwriting.com/35-How2-PitchAgent.html#.XNoUxGG2wk8.blogger
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Work for Hire
Here are some of the joys and challanges in writing work for hire.
https://groggorg.blogspot.com/2019/05/work-for-hire-joys-and-challenges-from.html
https://groggorg.blogspot.com/2019/05/work-for-hire-joys-and-challenges-from.html
Labels:
work_for_hire
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Revision Grid
How can you use a revision grid to break a story down into its elements?
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/13581/using-a-revision-grid-to-break-a-story-down-into-elements/
https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/13581/using-a-revision-grid-to-break-a-story-down-into-elements/
Labels:
revisions
Friday, June 21, 2019
Book Promotion Trends
Here are seven trends in book promotion garnered from BookExpo 2019.
https://insights.bookbub.com/book-promotion-trends-bookexpo-2019/
https://insights.bookbub.com/book-promotion-trends-bookexpo-2019/
Labels:
marketing
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