About This Writing Stuff...
Please note that I will not be posting another edition of "About this Writing Stuff..." until at least the end of September as my schedule has become crushing. Apologies, but that's life.
This week, Macmillan's subsidiary, Swoon Reads, takes the concept of readers' choice to a higher level, allowing them to vote on the next novel to be published. Jen Blood explains the various types of editing, the need for beta-readers, and how to find the right editor for your work. Rachel Shteir succeeds in assuring us that failure is OK and a blunt Julie Butcher Fedynich lists four possible reasons why you aren't published.
From the Kill Zone, Nancy J. Cohen dissects the mystery genre while PJ Parrish expounds the methods for writing effective jacket copy. Veronica Sicoe examines the parts that make the sum of a novel. Over at Sarcastic Muse, Amanda Headlee walks in the footsteps of the villain, Michelle Mueller chats about effective repetition, Kirsten Blacketer adds another installment on fan fiction as a writer's training ground, and Robyn LaRue focuses on mission statements for writers.
All that, and a bit more. Enjoy!
Publishers Turn to the Crowd to Find the Next Bestseller by Alexandra Alter
Elements of a Mystery Plot by Nancy J. Cohen
The Art of Writing Back Copy: Boiling Your Book to Its Essence by PJ Parrish
Concept, Structure, and Transformation: How To Plan a Novel by Veronica Sicoe
To Promote or Not to Promote: An Existential Question by Sharon Bially
How To Get Your Short Stories Published in Lit Mags by Suzannah Windsor Freeman
How to Find The Right Editor For Your Book and Editing and the Writing Craft by Jen Blood via Joanna Penn
Repetition, Repetition: Effectively Repeated Words by Michelle Mueller
Footsteps of the Villain by Amanda Headlee
Fan Fiction as a Writing Tool: Part Deux by Kirsten Blacketer
Mission Statements for Writers by Robyn LaRue
Failure, Writing's Constant Companion by Rachel Shteir
The Four Reasons You Are Not Published by Julie Butcher Fedynich
This week, Macmillan's subsidiary, Swoon Reads, takes the concept of readers' choice to a higher level, allowing them to vote on the next novel to be published. Jen Blood explains the various types of editing, the need for beta-readers, and how to find the right editor for your work. Rachel Shteir succeeds in assuring us that failure is OK and a blunt Julie Butcher Fedynich lists four possible reasons why you aren't published.
From the Kill Zone, Nancy J. Cohen dissects the mystery genre while PJ Parrish expounds the methods for writing effective jacket copy. Veronica Sicoe examines the parts that make the sum of a novel. Over at Sarcastic Muse, Amanda Headlee walks in the footsteps of the villain, Michelle Mueller chats about effective repetition, Kirsten Blacketer adds another installment on fan fiction as a writer's training ground, and Robyn LaRue focuses on mission statements for writers.
All that, and a bit more. Enjoy!
Publishers Turn to the Crowd to Find the Next Bestseller by Alexandra Alter
Elements of a Mystery Plot by Nancy J. Cohen
The Art of Writing Back Copy: Boiling Your Book to Its Essence by PJ Parrish
Concept, Structure, and Transformation: How To Plan a Novel by Veronica Sicoe
To Promote or Not to Promote: An Existential Question by Sharon Bially
How To Get Your Short Stories Published in Lit Mags by Suzannah Windsor Freeman
How to Find The Right Editor For Your Book and Editing and the Writing Craft by Jen Blood via Joanna Penn
Repetition, Repetition: Effectively Repeated Words by Michelle Mueller
Footsteps of the Villain by Amanda Headlee
Fan Fiction as a Writing Tool: Part Deux by Kirsten Blacketer
Mission Statements for Writers by Robyn LaRue
Failure, Writing's Constant Companion by Rachel Shteir
The Four Reasons You Are Not Published by Julie Butcher Fedynich
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