Can you help me make sure my first chapter is ready to query or self-publish? Hi everyone! This week we are going to take a look at an anonymous fellow author's first chapter. I am looking at this as an agent who is seeing this in their slush pile, and as an editor, polishing it … Continue reading Literary Q&A: First Chapter Final Editing (Series #9)
Hello writers! I haven't done a personal post in a while and it's time as you'll see. Previously I blogged an entire series called "Journey to a Bestseller" about a young adult steampunk novel that I wanted to be a bestseller (I suppose it's not quite finished). Some of you may ask, what did happen … Continue reading The Blood Match: A New Journey (Series #1)
Good sunday everyone! To be honest, I didn't have a subject for today's post. I was trying to think of writing advice I could give you. So far I've talked about world-building, plot points, researching, high concept ideas, connecting with unlikeable characters, breaking up info dumps, writing for your market, writing that agents want, en … Continue reading Journey to a Bestseller: Quotes, Italics, Semicolons and Clauses (Series #43)
Jennifer Haskin 