Create your pitch statement before you start writing a book, so it can become your secret weapon. But writing the one-sentence pitch is the most difficult task a writer faces. How do we coalesce the soul of our book into a few words?
Have you been thinking “Wow! With the shelter-in-place I have all this extra time on my hands, now is my chance to pound out a work of creative genius!”? But then, when you sit down to the computer you’re feeling creatively stuck? Look to the Five Elements for help.
If plot stymies you, as it does many people, you might be able to stimulate some ideas by thinking about your characters and what is likely to happen to a person like that. Ask yourself these questions. By novelist and editor, Kay Kappler.
Humankind, we’ve realized that there is so much more to us than meets the eye. And gender is one of those things. Come explore gender neutral pronouns and why use them with author Willow Woodford.
Discover five ways to protect yourself while sheltering in place by literary lawyer, Kelley Way, so you’ll be better prepared for whatever life throws at you.
Discover how to pick the right background images for your author website, so that you can catch your reader’s attention and entice them to find out more about your books by Wordpress expert, Nate Hoffelder.
You’ll never know, unless you try. When you write it down, that scene you’re playing with, you may discover, as writer and artist Nevada McPherson did, a pivotal scene in your story.
Most authors can’t support themselves by book sales alone. There are other money-making projects authors can pursue. Novelist Keri Kruspe delves into a list of options for you to explore.
Copyediting, commonly called line editing, is a light form of editing that applies a professional polish to a book. Read on for more details by editor, Dominique Lambright.
How did you spend your April? How did you channel your creativity? Journey with author and poet Catharine Bramkamp and explore her fun expression.
Are your verbs steeped in emotion? Get some line editing help for your action verbs by new guest columnist developmental editor and author coach specializing in romantic fiction, Sue Brown-Moore.
What advice would I give budding writers? My answer? Develop a thick skin.
Hook your readers with great beginnings and endings. If readers don’t like your opening scene, they won’t read the rest of the book. But if your last scene doesn’t provide a pay-off, you’ve failed them—and they won’t read your next book.
You want to be a better novelist but it can be hard to answer the question: what kind of feedback would you like? Discover the types of editing you can expect as you work to improve your drafts from novelist Willow Woodford.
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