by Martina Boone | Jun 27, 2017 | Imported from AYAP
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche We all know those books, right? The ones that you can’t put down. Sometimes it’s because the premise is so big, the conflict is so enormous and original, that you are...
by S.P. Sipal | Jun 23, 2017 | Imported from AYAP
Author Catherine Egan joins us today to share some thoughts on what many consider to be an oxymoron: the confident writer. Whether you choose outlining, as she does, or another confidence booster, I’m sure you’ll agree with Catherine that with each book,...
by Martina Boone | Jun 20, 2017 | Imported from AYAP
I had the privilege of giving a workshop down in Tampa this past weekend, speaking about what genuinely has to go into the first five pages of a novel. After having been a founder and mentor of the First Five Pages workshop these past six years, I’ve seen a lot...
by S.P. Sipal | Jun 16, 2017 | Imported from AYAP
It’s a struggle every writer faces: keeping your word choices fresh while making them the strongest they can be. It’s even more important for verbs as they carry the weight of our action and set the pace for the reader. Author L.E. Sterling is here today...
by S.P. Sipal | Jun 9, 2017 | Imported from AYAP
Today we welcome Tracy Gold back to the blog with a fabulously detailed step-by-step post on how to handle R&Rs (revise and resubmit requests) from literary agents. As Tracy says, we’d all love to get a quick acceptance the first time we query. But, alas,...
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