Laurie Wallmark's Blog, page 368

Deep Point of View

Get inside your character's head by writing in a deep point of view.

http://www.shesnovel.com/how-to-write-in-deep-pov/

Query Opening

Use this sentence template to present the most important information about your book first.

https://johnmcusick.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/a-pretty-much-foolproof-never-fail-silver-bullet-query-opening/

Understanding Schools

Avoid problems with your school visits by avoiding miscommunication.

http://schoolvisitexperts.com/?p=1132

We Need Diverse Books

Visit the official site of "we need diverse books" and help make the campaign a reality.

http://weneeddiversebooks.org/

Setting

Three tips to make your setting an important part of your story.

http://smack-dab-in-the-middle.blogspot.com/2015/07/three-tips-for-killer-setting-by-tracy.html

Author Brand

What can you do to create an image for yourself as an author?

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2015/07/steps-to-creating-author-brand.html

First Drafts

It's okay to write a terrible first draft.

http://www.nownovel.com/blog/writing-terrible-first-drafts/

Tension

In order to write a story with punch, you must increase the tension.

https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/tension-with-a-tease-reminder/

Query Letters

Here's a detailed description of everything that should and shouldn't be a part of your query letter.

http://janefriedman.com/2014/04/11/query-letters/

Word Counts

Find out word counts of published books at this site by following these steps: select a user type; click submit; search for the title; and click on the title.

http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx