Robin Rivera Writer

Reading and writing YA novels.  Also blogs about writing craft for WriteOnSisters.com

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(via Writer Struggles: Isolation & Loneliness) Tips for overcoming the isolation many writers feel.

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Guest Post: How to Use Scapple

Hannah Givens is always a favorite guest blogger at WriteOnSisters, and we’re thrilled she’s back. If you haven’t already done so, follow her wonderful book blog, power packed wit…

Great tips here for authors who plot their books!

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 How to Straighten Your Story’s Spine

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Writing a sidekick character is fun and great for the story. Here are 4 Core Components of an Awesome Sidekick Character.

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Plotters vs Pantsers: Are We Really That Different? #MondayBlogs #writerslife

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I’m a plotter! But there’s room for every style of writer.

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The #PrincessBrideParty has started! Join the fun by adding your blog post to the linkup, or just read along. It’s a great way to learn something new about the book and the film.

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Three ways to think of fresh new names for fictional characters. 

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(via The Hero’s Emotional Midpoint)

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This will be so fun! A blog linkup party for just the The Princess Bride. 

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THE BOOKAVID: Recommendation: Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1) - Zoraida Córdova: Witches, Latinx, and Demons

In LABYRINTH LOST, Alejandra discovers that her witchy powers are stronger than she thought when she accidentally sends her entire family into limbo. -

LABYRINTH LOST is a fantastically magical book about family, adventure, and first love. I can wholeheartedly recommend this to everyone, especially because of the wonderfully and skillfully interwoven Latin American base frame. 

Bisexuality! 99% Latinx characters! (Yes, including Afro-Latinx!) Magic! Read this!

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I am so excited to read this book.

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(via Pitching 101: The Elevator Pitch) Some helpful tips on how to pitch your book at a writing conference, or anytime someone asks what your book is about.

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(via Pitching 101: Query Letters)

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I read a lot. And since I’m a writer, reading isn’t just entertainment, it’s instructional. I learn from every book, whether good, bad or middling. Because of this, I’ve decided to start a blog ser…

As a reader I want all authors to write better book blurbs! The book jacket should never promise what the story can’t deliver.

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Guest Post: 9 Easy Steps to Host a Blog Link-Up

Guest Post: 9 Easy Steps to Host a Blog Link-Up #MondayBlogs

We met today’s guest blogger, Diana Gordon of Part-Time Monster, about three years ago. And we met her through a blog link-up, the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Participating in link-ups (also called blog hops or link parties) is a highly effective blogging tool. It can be the fast-track to building a bigger and better blogging community. But hosting a link-up takes the experience to whole new…

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Great post on creating your own blog hop.

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6 Questions to Make Sure Your Story Has Stakes

Once upon a time I was working on a revamped novel idea – a fun, scary, action-packed revenge story. It was going to be great. I was feeling especially confident after reading this blog: “Why…

A handy Story Stakes Checklist!

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Having stakes really makes or breaks a novel for me as a reader. I wish all authors would read this. 

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A few good book marketing tips!

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It’s always helpful to see how other people get ready for NaNoWriMo events. And I do love to be in Camp NaNo.