There's a lot of waiting involved with publishing. Waiting for beta readers to finish. Waiting for the weekend to get started on those edits. Waiting for agents to respond to your query. Waiting for those few agents who expressed interest in your query to get back to you. There's a lot of waiting. And then, … Continue reading All at Once
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Lessons from The Incredibles 2: How to Write Super Characters
The Incredibles 2, the sequel to Pixar's iconic superhero film, offers writers the opportunity to enhance our understanding of effective character development. Here are a few lessons from the movie that you can apply in your fiction. *** Warning! Article contains spoilers of the movie. Source: Lessons from The Incredibles 2: How to Write Super … Continue reading Lessons from The Incredibles 2: How to Write Super Characters
#Pitmad Blues
So this yesterday, I participated in #pitmad, the twitter pitch party in which unagented authors (like myself) can pitch their unpublished novel. Agents then can shuffle through all the pitches and heart the ones they want to see more from - sounds great, right? That's what I thought, too. I submitted two pitches for two … Continue reading #Pitmad Blues