Sunday, June 30, 2019

Describing the Scene

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/

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

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/

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

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/#

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/

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

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

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/

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/