The publishing industry is competitive, but the writing community doesn’t have to be.
iWriterly is your go-to resource for all things writing—with an entrepreneurial spin. Learn how to write and edit your novel, query literary agents, the book publishing process, and the latest in the writing community.
Writer, YouTuber, developmental book editor, and former literary agent Meg LaTorre will take you through novel writing: from concept to the bookshelves (and everything in between).
On the iWriterly website, veteran and aspiring authors can find:
- Latest iWriterly videos
- Query Hack critiques
- Guest blogs
- Writing tools and resources
- Author interviews
- Pitch contest calendar
- Publishable episodes
CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR VIDEOS, ARTICLES, COLLABS, & MORE:
iWRITERLY VIDEO
Why Books Are Rejected (By Literary Agents & Editors)
Are you querying literary agents and hoping to traditionally publish? Or do you already have an agent, are on submission, and are hoping a publishing house will pick up your book? In today’s video, we will discuss the 24 reasons why industry pros may be passing on your book.
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YOUTUBE COLLAB
HOW TO MAKE TIME FOR WRITING | AUTHORTUBE COLLAB WITH JENNA MORECI
Are you looking to improve your time management skills as a writer? If you are struggling to hit your writing goals or stick to a writing schedule or if you need a way to better manage your author platform, stay tuned for this special collab with Jenna Moreci.
This time management collab is broken into two videos:
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YOUTUBE COLLAB
How to Make Time for Your Author Platform
Are you looking to improve your time management skills as a writer? If you are struggling to hit your writing goals or stick to a writing schedule or if you need a way to better manage your author platform, stay tuned for this special collab with Jenna Moreci.
This time management collab is broken into two videos:
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PUBLISHABLE EPISODE
Getting Feedback on Your Book: CPs, Beta Readers, Sensitivity Readers, & Editors | Publishable: Ep 5
Whether you’re an aspiring or veteran author, getting outside feedback on your book is vital to the success of a story. That’s because, as writers, we can’t always see the imperfections or shortcomings in our books.
This episode of Publishable covers:
- Critique partners (CPs)
- Beta readers
- Sensitivity readers
- Freelance editors (developmental, copyediting, & proofreading)
- Vanity (BAD) editors
- Where to find freelance editors & when to work with them
- If you’re an indie author on a tight budget, what editing can you skip?
- Where you can find CPs & betas?
- Copyrighting an idea & plagiarism
- If you self-publish one book, can you traditionally-publish later on?
- Can you query a previously self-published book?
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iWRITERLY VIDEO
IS Your BOOK READY TO PUBLISH OR QUERY?
Have you written a manuscript, but you’re not sure if it’s ready for the query trenches? Or maybe you have queried literary agents and you have yet to receive a partial or full request on your manuscript. Or have you self-published a novel and aren’t getting the reader reaction you’d hoped for?🚩 In this episode of iWriterly, we will discuss nine red flags in editing, and why editors, literary agents, or readers might be rejecting your manuscript.
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Writers Helping Writers Blog
How Should You Publish Your Book?
Do you aspire to write a book and be an author one day? If so, you are not alone.
In this guest blog for Writers Helping Writers, I compare the publishing paths available to the modern writer:
- Traditional Publishing
- Self Publishing
- Indie Press
- Vanity Press ❌
- Hybrid Publishing
Click the link below to learn which might be best for your book.
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Guest Appearance | Podcast Episode
THE KIINGO PODCAST | EDITOR RED FLAGS
Have you written a manuscript, but you’re not sure if it’s ready for the query trenches? Or maybe you have queried literary agents and you have yet to receive a partial or full request on your manuscript. Or have you self-published a novel and aren’t getting the reader reaction you’d hoped for? In this episode of the Kiingo Podcast, we discuss nine red flags in editing as well as address the following questions:
- What are some red flags that editors look for?
- What makes a character 3-dimensional?
- What makes for the best stakes in a story?
- How do we integrate worldbuilding cleanly and seamlessly into a story?
- Do you recommend starting a story on the protagonist’s worst day?
- What are some techniques for creating interesting hooks?
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Writers Helping Writers Blog
Why Querying Writers Shouldn’t Write Sequels
Querying writers have quite a few hurdles to jump through to secure literary representation. For those of you who don’t know what a query is or what I mean by literary representation, let’s go over a few of the basics to start.
There are a few ways to publish a book, one of those being traditional publishing. As of early 2019, the big five publishers—whose names you have likely heard of many times before—are Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Simon and Schuster. If you want to be published through the big five or through another traditional publisher, you need to have a literary agent.
Many people call literary agents the “gatekeepers” to the traditional publishing industry. Whether or not that’s true, writers have to pitch their unpublished manuscripts to agents via a query letter, which is essentially a professional cover letter all about your book.
Now, imagine you spend years writing and editing a book that an agent (and publisher) doesn’t want.
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