And Action!
For a girl that loves words, I am all about the action. I can get through a story that is dry, or straightforward, but it’s the cinematic ones I live for. If the tale pops off the page and turns into a movie right before my eyes, I’m hooked. To simplify: Good dialogue pulls me […]
Hanging On
Have you ever been reading a story, not really completely drawn in but the chapter endings are cleverly cliffhanged that you can’t seem to put it down? That is excellent planning, my friend. A rousing bit of conflict cropping up from nowhere to snag your attention and keep your eyes planted on the page. Ideally […]
Writing Tips A to Z Part 4
Took a week off of the alphabet tips series for some concentration on querying. Over there you can read my and many other’s wonderful pitches and see the behind the scenes tricks to making them better. Since it’s been a while (a while in internet time) you can find the other tips here. Now, let’s commence with […]
Query Roundtable Introduction
Welcome, traditional route writers! We’ve all struggled through our query letter at least once. For many of us, it’s been a masochistic rehashing of the same 250 words over and over. And over. The worst part isn’t writing it, at least not for me. It’s reading your summary and thinking, “Is this the most succinct […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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