“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” ― Sylvia Plath. Writing is a roller coaster ride to say the least. We all have our ups and downs, days when we feel on top of the writing world, and days when we feel like we’re at the bottom. One day we can be confident in our … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Dealing With Doubt.
My apologies for getting this up so late, I intended to get it up on time but my hectic week caught up to me and I feel asleep extremely early last night. But better late than never, right? For today’s writing tip I would like to direct you over to Writer Unboxed, to a letter … More (A late) Writing Tip Wednesday: To The Soon To Be Published Author.
I was reading a very interesting post by author David James Poissant earlier in the this week explaining how to make submitting your superpower. Poissant was referring to short stories in the article but it could also refer to submitting novels. He says there are many tools in the writers belt, and one of the … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Be Relentless.
I write most of my work on the computer, but I still like to write by hand occasionally. If I write a poem, I like to write the first draft by hand. There is something about the pen gliding across the page, it just seems much more personal. I also like to jot down ideas … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Write By Hand.
I have discovered this great blog called The Write Life. It is full of great articles that are extremely helpful to writers. I want to share with you links to 3 articles that you might like to read. 1) What Does a Literary Agent Want to See When They Google You? 2) Querying Literary Agents: … More Writing Tip Wednesday: On Querying Literary Agents.
Welcome to this weeks Writing Tip Wednesday. Today I am talking about getting to know the agents you want to query by following them on social media. I am hoping to start querying mid year at the latest so I have already begun compiling a list of agents I want to query. And thanks to … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Follow Agents On Social Media.
I was over at Jodie Llewellyn’s blog today and watched a writing video that she had posted that had inspired her. It inspired me to share with you a writing video that has inspired me. Jodie posted an excellent video so you should go over and check it out. It had great advice for those … More Writing Videos That Inspire.
I subscribe to Janis Hardy’s blog and today I received a wonderful post that I want to share with you all (talk about perfect timing.) Agent Sarah Megibow from Nelson Literary agency (and who just so happens to be one of the agents I will be querying in a couple of months when my manuscript … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Agent Sara Megibow’s Tips On The Emotionally Healthy Publishing Career
I’ve always known how important the query letter is, what I didn’t know was the extent in which they are used until I read this interesting post by Jordan Hamessley London (Editor at Egmont USA) over at Pub(lishing) Crawl. According to Jordan, once you sign with an agent your query letter never dies. She says … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Life of a Query Letter.
So how do you write a female character that everyone will love? Easy – you can’t. There will always be someone who will hate your female main character. Your main female character will be judged and harshly, if she is not deemed strong enough there is no hope for her. And this saddens me deeply. … More On Writing Female Characters.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 