Writerly Ways
May. 20th, 2018 10:01 pmI know we've talked about this a bit but since I'm facing it again. WHAT do you want to see in a blurb? I know what I want (or don't want). I want to have some idea of the plot and main characters. A hint to the genre is always nice. I don't want spoilers and I don't want it to be 10 paragraphs long (My publishers keep us around 300 words). But what do you want to see? Remember this is your best guide to what a book is about. Use it.
Links from around the web.
Characters: Raise the Stakes to Make Readers Love 'Em or Hate 'Em
Fiction Archetypes that Sell Like Wildfire
Imagine The Page As You Write Your Book
Vulnerability As A Way To Establish Trust
My 20-Step Plan to Writing a Book: Part 1 (Steps 1-10)
The Five Emotional Stages of Publishing A Book
So You Wanna Write a Black Person?
From Betty
Perpetual License for Derivative Rights
20 Top BookBub Ad Designs Readers Want to Click
Plot Problem? Fix It Fast with a Retcon I actually don't really agree with this one. BUT I did just do it slightly with Blood Red Roulette.
6 Reasons to Relaunch Your Book We were just discussing this on Queer SF and were split up the middle on if we should bother.
Evoking Emotions in Readers in a Masterful Way
Evoking Emotions in Readers in a Masterful Way Part 2
Five Types of Disastrous Reveals It's mythcreants so take it with a grain of salt. They like nothing and half their advice is crap.
character competence podcast
Yearly Word Count -
46221 / 100000 words. 46% done!
Haunted Hills -
53899 / 70000 words. 77% done!
Sacred Kin - Done and sold, yay.
Saint Augustine Saturnalia -
6212 / 10000 words. 62% done!
And two new things first line & post apocalyptic but not enough yet to say
Splinters - Ch 3 at the critique group. I've done squat all otherwise.
Rose Island - currently on hiatus
Links from around the web.
Characters: Raise the Stakes to Make Readers Love 'Em or Hate 'Em
Fiction Archetypes that Sell Like Wildfire
Imagine The Page As You Write Your Book
Vulnerability As A Way To Establish Trust
My 20-Step Plan to Writing a Book: Part 1 (Steps 1-10)
The Five Emotional Stages of Publishing A Book
So You Wanna Write a Black Person?
From Betty
Perpetual License for Derivative Rights
20 Top BookBub Ad Designs Readers Want to Click
Plot Problem? Fix It Fast with a Retcon I actually don't really agree with this one. BUT I did just do it slightly with Blood Red Roulette.
6 Reasons to Relaunch Your Book We were just discussing this on Queer SF and were split up the middle on if we should bother.
Evoking Emotions in Readers in a Masterful Way
Evoking Emotions in Readers in a Masterful Way Part 2
Five Types of Disastrous Reveals It's mythcreants so take it with a grain of salt. They like nothing and half their advice is crap.
character competence podcast
Yearly Word Count -
Haunted Hills -
Sacred Kin - Done and sold, yay.
Saint Augustine Saturnalia -
And two new things first line & post apocalyptic but not enough yet to say
Splinters - Ch 3 at the critique group. I've done squat all otherwise.
Rose Island - currently on hiatus
