How to Pitch a Literary Agent at a Conference
A pitch session is a five to ten minute period of uninterrupted time with an agent. Here’s how to make the most of that opportunity.
3 Traps to Avoid When Writing a Rough Draft
I’ve started a new novel, as in a blank page 1 in need of 275 – 400 more pages written to be complete. I’m lucky, because this book is second in a series, so I already have the plot and framework in mind (sort of ). I just require about 70,000+ more words to fill in the blanks.
It’s so simple, but difficult to do.
Fortunately, I’ve completed four other novels and will publish book #4 later this year. I’m trying to apply what I’ve learned in the past to remain more sane this go-round. Let’s discuss three pitfalls I’ve learned with first drafts.
An Introduction to Satire: A Modest Proposal
I was a junior in High School when I was first introduced to satire. I had been affluent in sarcasm for some time, but it was in my AP English class that I first became very, very confused.
4 Tips to Write a Summer Blockbuster
It’s May, which means we’ve hit the beginning of the summer blockbuster season! Explosions, car chases, larger-than-life heroes—what could be more fun? It's enough to inspire a writer to write one for herself (at least, this writer). But whether on the screen, or the...
Every Story Has a Tipping Point (Plus, an Invitation)
Good stories are made up of moments: good moments, bad moments, but most of all, life changing moments.
A writer’s job is choose the best, most essential moments in a character’s life and throw the rest out.
3 Writing Tips You Can Learn from Avengers: Age of Ultron
When I heard that author, director and all-around nerd royalty Joss Whedon was reprising his dual roles in the screenwriter’s and director’s chairs for Avengers: Age of Ultron, I came to the theater armed with a notepad, figuring I could take home some stellar writing tips from the guy who poured so much of himself into this film that he nearly died of exhaustion.
