What Needs to Happen at the Beginning of my Story?
Excerpt from DELVE, PIVOT, PROPEL: 350 Writing Secrets to Elevate Your Storytelling and Transform Your Novel
by Steven James
Your story’s opening will (1) feature a character who matters,
Writing Advice to Live By
By Jodie Bailey
Now, this is the piece of advice I live my writing life by. Ready?
Tomorrow Me will love Today Me.
How does that work? Well, it couples with my other piece of favorite advice: You can’t edit a blank page.
When it’s hard and
What’s Keeping You from Writing?
By Karen Barnett
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
~ E. B. White ~
Many of us begin our writing journey with a wild sense of anticipation. Like Bilbo in The Hobbit, we run down the
Fearless Pitching to an Agent or Editor
By Cynthia Ruchti
Few writers find the idea of pitching their project to an editor or agent easy. Or natural. Or enjoyable. But it can be.
(That probably sounded like a too-good-to-be-true sales pitch.)
Whether in a face-to-face appointment at an in-person conference, during a virtual conference, or
It’s Time to Pursue Your Writing Dreams
By Tara Johnson
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
~ Thoreau
Each year, I meet countless people who tell me they dream of writing, but only a fraction of them take the first step. Why?
Here are
Preparing Your Writing for Summer Conference
It’s time to start planning! Do you have a potential book to present? What agents and editors expect first is called a “one-sheet.” It is, as indicated, one sheet and usually one-sided. It should include:
- A summary of your book (think back cover copy)
- A