Surprise! Fun Fact: I did not plan for ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A WEREWOLF to have a sequel. I wrote that book mostly out of rage against the Christmas countdowns and my least favorite season of the year. It was fun. It was cathartic. It was going to…
Voice is how your character (and you as the author) speak throughout a book. It’s part word choice and part personality with a dash of attention. Character Vocabulary + Character Personality + Character’s Interests +Authorial Voice = VOICE Vocabulary – each character has a different vocabulary. How much…
What do you need to have before you send out a query? THE BARE BONES Fiction – A finished, polished manuscript that is the best you can make it right now. A query letter. A full synopsis. Non-Fiction – A proposal and sample chapters of your work, a query letter,…
Originally this was written for Savvy Authors in 2013, and then Leslie brought it back November 16th because she was struggling with NaNo. Reading through it, I saw a few places where I could expand on ideas better, so here is the revised edition of Breaking Through Writer’s Block! …