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Second Person POV
Last week, I read a librarian’s recommendation for a book supposedly written in second person. I was intrigued – both by the POV style and the extremely good 5-star reviews. I downloaded it to my...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Ask Questions
Ask questions. Good advice for every aspect of life, including writing. I’ve met new writers who say they only want to write books that don’t require research. News Flash: every book requires you to...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Develop Interiority
INTERIORITY (according to Merriam-Webster.com) 1) interior quality or character. 2) inner life or substance; psychological existence. First known use: 1701 For a word that’s been around some 300 years,...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Pinch Your Pitches
Rachelle Gardner, with Books and Such Literary Agency, blogged last week about writing one-sentence summaries of your book. These ultra-short summaries, or “loglines,” are what you use to pitch a story...
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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Dress Your Manuscript in Layers
Molly Jaffa No, not with jackets and sweaters. With crucial elements of STORY. Last month, Molly Jaffa of Folio Literary Management chatted with the Young Adult online chapter of Romance Writers of...
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TEEN WRITERS: Famous Teen Authors and Some Just Starting Out
Do you know these famous teen authors? The Diary of Anne Frank was begun when she was only 13 years old. Sadly, Anne Frank died before she had a chance to write more books. Photo by Tyler Grevenks. How...
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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Meet Rachelle Gardner
Rachelle Gardner is an agent with Books and Such Literary Agency.She began her career in publishing in 1995. Since then she’s been a Senior Editor (launching the award-winning NavPress Fiction line), a...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Is Your Plot Contrived?
Today’s advice comes from Larry Brooks, a critically-acclaimed bestselling author of four psychological thrillers, in addition to his work as a freelance writer and writing instructor (he also pitched...
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Conquering the Great Wall
There’s a reason I haven’t been around the site lately. I’ve been traveling in China, South Korea and Japan. And here’s the proof! This is really me on top of the Great Wall, with outposts running up...
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Summer Writing Camps for Teens (Part One)
Writing Writing camps for teens can be found all across the country. Some are free, some are expensive, and some actually pay teens to attend. Here are a few… more to come! Duke University Young...
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YA Books into Movies
The good news: Hollywood producers have decided YA books make great movies. The bad news: Some YA movies don’t do justice to great YA books. But extra good news is that Hollywood is going to keep on...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: A different way to approach setting a...
This month’s tip comes from Julia Wells, editor of The Things We Did for Love by Natasha Farrant. The Remedy for Too Much Description Julia’s advice reflects the position of most industry...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Focus on the First Page
Capture the Reader in 250 Words Regina Brooks founded Serendipity Literary Agency in 2000. She and her team represent brand new authors as well as award-winning veterans. In an interview with the blog...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Use [Only] the Right Words
Marilyn Brigham has a popular workshop she’s presented at writers’ conferences. It’s called, The Editor’s Eye: Powerful Word Choice & Sentence Structure. Repetition and Clutter are two of her main...
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The Best Writing Advice
John Scalzi is a Film Critic/Columnist, Writer/Editor, Freelance writer, Novelist (his own words). He’s a New York Times best seller in fiction and has won the Hugo, the Locus, the Seiun and Kurd...
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: The Golden Triangle of Plotting
Every Sunday James Scott Bell blogs about writing on The Kill Zone or TKZ. But he’s not just reminiscing about his “journey” or his favorite writing retreat. Bell (bestselling, award-winning author,...
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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Start with Character
In a recent post for Adventures in YA Publishing, Susan Hawk of The Bent Agency answered the burning question, “What would make you stop reading when reviewing sample pages?” Her answer wasn’t...
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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Don’t Make Janet Reid Cry
Sorry to be posting a day late. Janet Reid is a very successful literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management who offers great advice to aspiring writers. Her blog has (at last count) 266 blog...
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Urgent: Deadline for Teen Travel Essay
I just discovered this incredible essay contest for teens, but the DEADLINE IS JULY 27!!! The Family Travel Forum and the Society of American Travel Writers want to know, Do you have fun travel stories...
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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: What We’re Looking For TODAY
This Wednesday is your opportunity to find out what agents and editors are looking for right this minute. #MSWL Every six months or so agents and editors tweet about what they’re looking for. Really....
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