Pitching your story to an agent or publisher should not be like pitching a baseball. The goal is not to throw out your idea as fast as you can, hoping your audience will miraculously slam a home run out of it. Here are some tips from my experience.
Category: On Writing
These posts are designed to pass along lessons in writing and editing to the next generation as well as be a source of inspiration when writers have hit the wall.
Knowing Your Writer’s Bane
Every writer has his or her strengths and weaknesses (or banes if you’re feeling truly medieval). If you don’t know yours, the quickest way to find out is to have critique partners read your manuscript.
Applying for Internships
There are many times during college when you can feel the real world creeping up on you. One of those times is applying for internships. After all, internships have the potential to turn into a job, and you want to be doing something you like that also brings home a paycheck.
20 Questions to Ask When Writing a Book Review
You’ve just read a book, and you want to tell the world what you thought of it. Your mind is swirling with ideas and emotions. But as soon as you sit down to write your review, you forget everything you’ve just read.
So, what needs to go in a review?
The Waiting: A Writer’s Guide to a Publisher’s Timeline
Being a writer requires a lot of patience. It can take months to hear back on a submission, and sometimes you may never hear back at all. How do you stop yourself from fretting constantly over your precious manuscript sitting at a publishing house?
How Traveling Helps With Humor Writing
How can you consistently generate things to make people laugh? Living in Ireland for a semester gave me some new insights on how to strengthen my funny bone that I’d love to share with you.
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