I sit cross-legged in front of your grave. I contemplate the cracks that dart through the jagged letters of your name; they are caked with dirt. Evelyn. Why did you do it? So many years ago, yet I am still here pondering why you left me. You could have told me my late nights … More Evelyn – A Dark Flash Fiction Story (675 Words)
AJFlowers Results – 3 favorites (Because I’m tooting my own horn!): For my Young Adult Angel Fantasy Novel, Fallen to Grace: Alyssa Flowers @AJFlowers86 – 1 favorite She was an angel born without wings. Then a demon put a time bomb in her soul. Now she must find her best friend’s killer. #Pitmad #YA #SFF … More #PitMad Dec 2015 Results!
Welcome back to the Journey in Prose! Today’s focus may seem simple, but is paramount to improving your prose if you find yourself really getting stuck. This is a technique when you’ve edited until you can edit no more, and no matter what you do, you can’t seem to polish your manuscript that last 10%. … More Journey in Prose: Get Some Distance
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Did you miss Twitter’s #PitchCB? That’s okay, here’s a summary of today’s winning pitches and discussions! Theme: #DiscoveryDay #PitchCB : 9AM – 1PM (London Time). Winning Pitches: @AlissiaBee; Liked by Curtis Brown Agent: Emma Herdman Imagine discovering a furnished house in Dulwich. A secret setting for an affair in the 70s. It was abandoned. You need … More #PitchCB Results!
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So often when we approach the first draft of our novel, it’s with a sense of dread and foreboding. A novel is a massive thing to tackle and all kinks can’t be ironed out on the first try. That’s why we hand off our newborn to editors, beta readers, and critique partners. … More Quick and Dirty Editing
The goal of being a writer is pretty simple: Transcribe ideas from Point A (Your brain) to Point B (The Blank Page – eek!). Of course that’s stripping it down to its bare bones. (Sorry all bards and minstrels that just rolled over in your graves.) So now the magical question, how do you accomplish this … More The Journey of Prose: Unique Style? Or Just Poor Prose
I’m pleased to introduce our guest author: Emma Woods! She has recently self-published her debut YA fiction novel: Beasts and Savages. Tell us a little about yourself. What got you into writing? I’m a small town, Midwestern girl with no big story. I’ve always loved reading and writing, and was sure I’d grow up to … More Author Interview – Emma Woods
After the overwhelming interest in 4 Tips to a Stellar First Chapter, I’ve made this complimentary post upon request. Now, the reason I got a publisher’s feedback on how to shape up my first chapter was because I first won a Twitter Pitch Contest. This just show the benefit of winning a Twitter Pitch Contest that … More 4 Tips to a Stellar Twitter Pitch
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A.J. Flowers 