#debut writer

[sasha-valerio]

Debut Novella - out soon!

I'm so excited to start talking about this! My debut novella is (finally!) on its way.

If you love mythology and soulmates, endless devotion and dangerous, sexy characters, then this M/M novella will be perfect for you!

Check out the link to get more information on release dates and platforms, and to find out more about these dynamic heroes!

https://sashavalerio.com/

[carlywatters]

Query Letter Success

Getting loads of rejections?

Not sure how to decipher them? 

Been querying agents for awhile to no avail?

Join me on March 9 for a live webinar that deconstructs the query process and rebuilds you a strategy for success.

Sign up here.

[borderinggrey]

This week's post where I try to work out my feelings about publishing a memoir

Googling My Feelings

[middleagedwomen-curves]

Must read 👏🏻👏🏻

Eliza Through the Portal by T.B Carlton

Author: T.B Carlton, Book: Eliza Through the Portal, Category:Children’s Fiction, Price:8.99, Length: 233.Buy Now

[killemwithkillness]

08/11/2023 | Worldbuilding

I used to dread worldbuilding. It was just another thing on my plate. But going back over what I already have written and plotted is making me realize how little I know about my own book's world. Pressuring myself to finish this book fast has

Not worked at all

Been a motivation killer

Deprived me of the genuinely fascinating task of creating a rich world to surround my characters and support my themes.

Worldbuilding is a character in itself. And I am learning to love it like the others.

[killemwithkillness]

08/04/2023 | For Myself

As I replot The Wayward Sister for what seems like the thousandth time in 8 years, I am taking the rare opportunity to truly examine each and every moving part of the story and decide what I want to do with it, instead of what I think I should do with it. Do I keep? Expand upon it? Throw it out altogether? Adjust it? It's for me to decide.

I don't think I've ever reworked it like this before. It is very freeing to not be scared of my own project, and to be putting more faith in my abilities as a writer, an artist, and a storyteller. In truth, I'm not sure where the sudden confidence has come from. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact I am now only writing it for myself, without the burden of thinking I am speaking on behalf of a "holy" (ha) God.

Before, I had my religious morals to worry about. Was I representing God correctly? Would my Christian faith shine through the story, even though it was dark? I had elements of moral good, was that enough? How dark was too dark? Would my Christian friends judge my story? Would my pastor need to draw me aside and speak to me about it once it got published? Stupid questions to someone on the outside of Christian Evangelicalism, maybe. But to me they were real concerns.

Now, it's just what I want to do. The story I want to write. The subject matter that I am comfortable with. The topics I want to cover because they align with morality defined by me. I don't mean this in a narcissistic or uncaring way; Of course I care how my work affects people, whether negatively or positively. And I still want to be extremely careful where (and how) I tread. But I truly believe that if my book (and my life, for that matter) had continued down its path, it would have harmed more people in the long run than it will now that my worldview has changed drastically.

Over the years the concept has stayed the same. It is a story of the reality of consequences, what desperate people do in desperate times, and the systems that push them to be in those positions. Now, more than ever, I see clearly what I have been trying to say this whole time. And I can say it without fear, because ultimately, it is for me. No one else.

[judylmohr]

Building an Email List as a Pre-published Writer

Let's explore what it's really going to take for a debut #writer to build an email list. #writingcommunity #emailmarketing

If you are new to the publishing industry, just getting your feet wet in this game, you will have likely encountered an insane number of posts and advice tidbits on how an email list is incredibly important to include in your writer’s platform. Email is much more reliable than social media in getting your messages in front of your fans. But even if you’re not new to the industry, the advice on…

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[the-duality-scribe]

Kickstarter has been kickstarted

Today is the day! I just launched the Kickstarter Project. Feel free to make your way there by the link below but if you made your way here from there....well ignore the link. I’d hate for you to get dizzy following links 😁😂

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dualitydissonance/duality-dissonance