Writing Prompt: Spring Forward, Fall Back
Where is your story set? What time of year is it? If you could set your story anywhere else, you haven’t given your story a strong enough sense of place. Ditto for season.
Read MorePosted by Paula Munier | Jun 3, 2018 | Writing Prompts
Where is your story set? What time of year is it? If you could set your story anywhere else, you haven’t given your story a strong enough sense of place. Ditto for season.
Read MorePosted by Paula Munier | May 28, 2018 | Marketing
You get only so many galleys or ARCs – Advanced Reading Copies – from your publisher. Here’s how to use them to your best advantage.
Read MorePosted by Paula Munier | May 20, 2018 | Writing Prompts
How well do you really know your protagonist? Imagine that you were cast away on a desert island alone with nothing but your backpack and your protagonist. Will you survive?
Read MorePosted by Paula Munier | May 13, 2018 | Writing Prompts
Every protagonist needs a sidekick.
Read MorePosted by Paula Munier | May 7, 2018 | Craft
The first thing agents and editors often ask writers about their work is: How long is it? Answer that question wrong, and you mark yourself an amateur. Here’s how to answer the right way—and fix your story with Paula’s How-to-Cut Formula if it’s too long.
Read MorePosted by Paula Munier | Apr 29, 2018 | Writing Prompts
As writers, we often resist revision suggestions, even when they come from publishing professionals, such as agents and editors. Just for the heck of it: Take the last note you received from a reader that made you think, “I don’t think so!” and rewrite that scene.
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