I was on Beth Revis’s Tumblr and came across this very interesting post. Beth is a New York Times Bestselling author of the Across The Universe trilogy. She gets asked periodically why she doesn’t go to a certain area to do a book signing, and I thought her answer was quiet eye opening. You see, … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Beth Revis On The Cost Of Book Signings.
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 have been thinking a lot about first sentences/pages/chapters lately. I think the closer you get to being ready to submit your manuscript, the more you start to think about this in particular. You realise just how much weight that first page/s carry. You need to be able to hook readers in straight away. Some … More Writing Tip Wednesday: The First Sentence/Page/Chapter.
*So sorry that this is a day late, but better late than never, right? The first novel you write may never get published. That’s hard news to hear for those of you out there working on your first novel, I mean, you put so much effort into writing that novel, months or years of hard … More (A late) Writing Tip Wednesday: Practice Manuscripts.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 