A Perfectionist’s Guide to a Crappy First Draft
Nanowrimo: A Perfectionist's Guide to Crappy First Drafts. Hi NanoWriMo-ers and non-NaNo-ers. I was all set to write a post this week about how it's okay to write a crappy first draft...
How to Escape the Show, Don’t Tell Trap
You read it again and again, repeating in your mind: I thought I was showing. This looks like showing to me! So, how do you get out of the show, don't tell trap? Read on.
Book Twitter’s New Home?
With the Twitter writing community scrambling to find a back-up home in case Twitter does indeed collapse, a lot of people in the publishing world have been trying out some…
#RevPit #10Queries – April 2020
Every year during the #RevPit Annual Contest, the editors tweet anonymous feedback on participants’ queries and first five pages. This way, the feedback in the tweets is helpful to all…
#CampRevPit
I've been so excited to share this! I know it’s hard when you aren’t selected for a contest. It’s the only thing I really don’t like about being a #RevPit…
Writing Essentials: Conflict
When we think about conflict in a story, we mean two types of conflict: internal and external. Every story must have both kinds of conflict, and they are interconnected--the external…
Query Letter Fundamentals
One of the most valuable skills a writer can have is knowing how to write a query letter.
RevPit 2022 #10Queries Roundup
Every year during the #RevPit Annual Contest, the editors tweet anonymous feedback on participants’ queries and first five pages. This way, the feedback in the tweets is helpful to all…
Character Agency 101
5 Notes About Character Agency: Character agency is a vague concept for many writers.To put it simply, agency means the MC makes the decisions that push the story forward.They can…
The Heroine’s Journey
When we talk about structure, I often reference 3-Act Structure and the Hero's Journey. While many novels are based on those two, there are other formats that are equally valid,…