Get Off the Bus and Into Schools
Are you and your books stuck on the school bus like bubble gum under a seat, riding around in circles? If the royalties you earn barely cover a daily cup of coffee, I have a solution that can help. I’m here to tell you how [...]
The Last Fifty Pages: The Art and Craft of Unforgettable Endings by James Scott Bell
Make your writing the best it can be by working backwards! Forget first lines and elevator pitches. Do you have an ending that works? Does it mirror your beginning? Can you trace your plot backwards? Does your main character undergo a transformation? Remember plot is [...]
The Write Tip: Write What You Wish with Liesl Shurtliff
We are proud to bring you a visiting author guest post by best-seller Liesl Shurtliff. We have enjoyed her take on classic fairy tales (RUMP: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin being my personal favorite), as well as her TIME CASTAWAYS series. During this visit, Liesl shares her thoughts on [...]
The Writer’s Toolkit: One Sure Way to Jump Start Your Writing
Shake up your New Year’s writing resolutions by reading The Writer’s Field Guide to the Craft of Fiction by Michael Noll. You will be tempted to read through this one in a hurry, but in order to maximize its lessons, don’t. Noll breaks down pages [...]
The Writer’s Toolkit: How 15 Pages Can Make or Break You
What makes writing irresistible to literary agents? Dr. Sandra O’ Donnell, founding member of RO Literary and book coach spills secrets from the other side of the slush pile in Your First Fifteen Pages: An agent's guide to writing a book agents will champion, editors [...]
Help With Plotting
What writer couldn't use some help with PLOTTING? I know I always appreciate advice on how to make the process go smoother. Christina Farley is the author of the bestselling Gilded series and THE PRINCESS AND THE PAGE. Prior to that, she worked as an international teacher and [...]