An Aussie Christian who enjoys reading, getting out in nature and likes to write.
Welcome to Fiction Friday where each week I either bring you a review of a book I have read or I highlight a soon to be released book. This week I am highlighting the soon to be released Requiem by Lauren Oliver, the third book in the Delirium series. I am so excited about this … More Fiction Friday: Requiem by Lauren Oliver.
I recently had to condense my 118,000 word manuscript down to a one page synopsis. I am happy with what I came up with, and hopefully the publisher I submitted it to is as well. So for today’s Writing Tip Wednesday I am going to share with you how I did it: I followed Susan … More Writing Tip Wednesday: One Page Synopsis.
Yesterday I finished the seventh draft of my manuscript. Today I sent it to the Ampersand Project (Hardie Grant Australia.), cutting it close with the submission window open for only two more days. I also had to send the dreaded one page synopsis. It’s hard to condense a 118,000 word manuscript down to a one … More Submitted.
I’ll be your Wendy, you be my Peter Pan, and together we’ll fly to Never Land. By Rochelle Sharpe.
Welcome to this weeks Writing Tip Wednesday. Today I am looking at what publishers and editors want. I think it is fairly easy to find out what publishers and editors want, thanks to the internet, and it is important to find out what they want if you want to succeed. If you are like me, … More Writing Tip Wednesday: What Publishers/Editors Want.
I am up to the editing stage of my novel, and soon I’ll be ready to submit, so I thought this week’s writing tip I’d focus on these two things. The perfect post ended up in my reader today on editing, so I thought I’d share the link. It is from Rebecca Berto’s blog and … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Editing and Submitting.
Usually for my Writing Tip Wednesday I bring you writing tips from authors that have been published, but this post I had my own little writing tip that I wanted to share, a lesson that I have learnt. And here it is: Be patient. This is something I have to tell myself, and something I’m … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Patience.
Sometimes, all I need, is for you to hold my hand.
Welcome to Writing Tip Wednesday where every Wednesday I will bring you some writing tips from published authors. Today’s writing tip is all about Voice. When you are writing a story, it is important to write in your own style, in your own voice. Everyone’s writing style is different and unique, and it’s something that … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Writing in your natural voice.
I love reading writing tips from authors, they are very helpful things indeed. I was reading some tips last night and thought they’d be good to share with everyone, which sparked an idea. From now on, every Wednesday will become ‘Writing Tip Wednesday’, and I’ll post writing tips from authors to help us writers out. Since … More Things to come.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 