Query Critique #5
Disclaimer I am not an agent or an editor. I do not have a college degree that makes me an expert. I am simply sharing my thoughts on the query…
Receiving & Evaluating Feedback
With the idea of querying agents or submitting to Pitch Wars right around the corner, people are offering up their services left and right. While receiving feedback from others is…
Synopsis Writing Made Simple
Synopsis. It might as well be a four-letter word in the writing community. Everyone hates to write them. Unfortunately, they are part of the process as many agents and editors…
Writing and Rewriting
It never fails, I just can't write in the fall. I have no idea why. Maybe it's because I'm going back to work (being a teacher pays the bills) and…
Writing Diverse YA
I know this post is titled 'Writing Diverse YA,' but it could easily be applied to NA and adult writing as well. Please keep in mind as you read that…
How To Successfully Write A Query
NOTE: I wrote this last year, but wanted to repost it to share with those doing #PitchWars The lovely interwebs if filled with article upon article telling eager unpublished authors…
2nd Annual YA Runs a 5K
Last year, YA Runs a 5K raised over $3400 for First Book, ran/walked The Color Run 5K in Philadelphia, PA, and donated almost 100 books to the Free Library of Philadelphia.…
The Writer’s Roller Coaster
Do you love to ride roller coasters? If you answered, no and are a writer, I challenge you to reconsider. No, it's not. Just stick with and I'll explain. Promise.…
He Said, She Said: Dialogue Tags & Saidisms
So you had an idea and now want to write a book? CONGRATS! When you write, nailing down your character's dialogue is a major accomplishment. If you are writing a…
Organizing Your Manuscript in Word
I'm a Word girl. I can't deal with Scrivener. I have the program and for whatever reason, my brain looks at it, and threatens to explode. Since my goal is…