More Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts
Fresh back from my holiday away I thought it was time for another post on helpful sites and blog posts I’ve come across in the past month. Twitter Chats for Writers A comprehensive list of the various...
View ArticleAn Exercise in Pitch Writing
I’ve been working on my pitch for my YA fantasy novel this past week and I couldn’t help feeling my pitch wasn’t hooking the way I wanted it too. So I came up with a little exercise to help inspire me...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Ask Your Spouse’s Opinion
Many writing sites will tell you that when you ask someone to critique/beta read your work you should never ask your spouse or mum or anyone closely related to you. The reason for this is that they...
View Article5 Things I’ve Learned About Writing Query Letters
I recently decided to enter ABNA (Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Awards) as a test to see if I could get past the pitch round. I’ve written and rewritten my pitch/query dozens of times, but still wasn’t...
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