♥ Time for some community feedback! ♥ It’s that time again!! For June’s Query Day, we have our first lucky “winner”, Sharon Bayliss. Her shiny, revised query is now ready for some group feedback! As always, be HELPFUL, be gentle, and leave your comments below. ~~~ Dear Ms. Agent, I’ve read in interviews that you […]
I’m back, my friends! Did you miss me? I missed you! (Though please be patient if you emailed me… It’ll take some time to get through them all.) So, I believe I promised some exciting news today. ::clears throat:: Oh! Wait… First, I’ve got a post on Let the Words Flow explaining some revelations I […]
Query Day for June starts TODAY 6/6/11 at 5:00 PM EDT. DON’T MISS IT! Once I get 10 queries, I’m closing submissions! ♥♥ Don’t know what Query Day is? Head here.
Because Something Strange and Deadly has ghosts and walking corpses, I was recently asked, “How do you write a scary scene?” So I sat down and thought about what makes a scene scary–how I crafted the frightening bits and what I find scariest in movies/books. I’m sure there are better posts out there that discuss […]
Ah, my dear readers, I’m in need of some inspiration. What direction should I head with future blog posts? Do all you wonderful readers and writers like what I’ve talked about so far? What kind of stuff would you like to see more of? These were the deep questions I pondered into the wee hours […]
This is something I get asked a lot: what’s the difference between YA and adult fiction? So rather than continuing to reinvent this wheel, I’ll just write a blog and direct people to it from now on. Sneaky, eh? To begin with it is important to have a protagonist firmly within the standard age–typically younger […]
It’s that time again, everyone! It’s CRITS FOR WATER time! My drawing is up TODAY! One lucky contestant will win a 50 page manuscript critique !!!! Plus, if you are a reader of THIS blog (meaning you’ll see this sneaky message!) I’ll throw in a query critique too! To get your name entered into the […]
♥ Time for some community feedback! ♥ MaryAnn Kempher is the second lucky “winner” from May’s Query Day, and so her shiny, revised query is now ready for some group feedback! As always, be HELPFUL, be gentle, and leave your comments below. ~~~ Dear Agent, I believe my book and what you are currently looking […]
I feel like I’m always Debbie Downer on Let the Words Flow. Discouragement and depression—not the most uplifting topics. But you know what? I actually feel pretty good most of the time. And then there are those extra-special moments. You know the ones I mean: the moments when you’ve just achieved a goal. Honestly, there […]
It’s that time, everyone! It’s CRITS FOR WATER time! My auction is up TODAY! And the highest bidder will win a 50 page manuscript critique !!!! Plus, if you are a reader of THIS blog (meaning you’ll see this sneaky message!) I’ll throw in a query critique too! You will have 2 days to get […]