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In a recent post, Gail Carson Levine discusses how to get background material into a story without the use of a flashback scene, along with tips for when you do use a flashback. Weaving in Backstory Poem. She points out that in her story, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, she uses an epic poem: everyone [...]
Sell your novel! AND Your Other Writing Where do you get marketing info that helps you decide when and where to submit? General Market books. The Writer’s Digest market books are the best known and have a reputation for delivering up-to-date information. Writer’s Market Deluxe 2010
I just finished a great school visit. Driving home, I realized there were some keys to making it great. Communication. It’s essential to communicate with the venue effectively right from the first contact through the actual event. I try to respond within 24 hours to requests for
What are Your Writing Goals? What are you writing goals? Have they changed? I know that one of my early writing goals was to write a great read-aloud picture book. And a second goal was to write a middle grade fantasy. Those are still my goals. Yet, I’m working on a middle grade, character-driven (definitely [...]
I’m going today to a high school English class and writing class to talk about my writing process. It may not come up, but I’ve been thinking about what advice I would give a teen about becoming a fiction writer. Advice on Becoming a Fiction Writer Essentials First, be a reader. Read widely.
by Joelle Anthony The guest post today is by Joelle Anthony, whose first novel will debut in Summer, 2010: Restoring Harmony (Putnam) It’s always sad to me when a writer tells me that they really need to finish their novel so they can get an agent because they’ve been at this for a couple of [...]
Publicity: Top 5 Things Every Author Should Do When a New Book Comes Out This guest post is by Barbara Fisch & Sarah Shealy, Co-owners, Blue Slip Media, a children’s book publicity and marketing agency www.BlueSlipMedia.com Current Contact List. Publicists at the major publishing houses are overworked and underpaid–they will welcome anything you can do [...]
The Arkansas SCBWI Conference is this weekend in Conway, AR. Featured speakers are Anastasia Suen, Greenwillow editor Martha Mahilick, and agent Jennifer (Jaeger) Rofe, from the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Earlier, I linked to the websites and blogs of the speakers. Full registration information is available on the Arkansas SCBWI website. If you’re anywhere close, [...]
Ever have one of those off days? You don’t sleep and wake up grouchy. You’re half sick but not really sick enough to call it a sick day. You are just disgruntled and don’t know why. 5 Things to do on Off-Days On those awful days, there are still tasks you can do to be [...]
Kirby Larson, author of Newbery Honor book, HATTIE BIG SKY, says, “I didn’t know how to revise until. . .
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