Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

I 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