by Martina Boone | Aug 16, 2016 | Imported from AYAP
Immersing readers into our stories is one of the things we all struggle with as writers. The plot and characters can all be right there in our heads, the premise can be fantastic, the setting phenomenal, and we can still fall down. Why? Because the art of writing...
by Lindsey Hodder | Dec 13, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
Reader engagement is one of the hallmarks of a great novel. Think about it, you haven’t heard anyone talk about a novel they love without telling you exactly how hard they were drawn into the story. But when reader engagement is such a tricky thing to nail down,...
by Lindsey Hodder | Sep 23, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
We’re excited to welcome A.J. Steiger to the blog today. A.J.’s debut, Mindwalker, was released on June 9th of this year. Today, A.J. is joining us with advice on breaking the rules. When to Break the Rules by A.J. Steiger On my long road to publication,...
by Martina Boone | Jul 12, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
We know we’re supposed to show and not tell. As beginning writers, we hurl this advice at each other in critique groups and workshops with self-satisfied little smirks, happy to have learned something, anything, to help us improve our...
by Martina Boone | Jun 24, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
Yesterday, I sent Book Two to my editor. (Cue confetti and panic!) Have I mentioned that I’ve never written a sequel before? Trust me, it’s its own peculiar form of torture. After sending the draft to my agent last week, he called the next day and gave me...
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