iWriterly Video: Literary Agents Share the Top Reasons Why Manuscripts Are Rejected in the Query Box

December 5, 2019December 1, 2019

What are the top reasons literary agents reject a manuscript? Seven literary agents each share the top three reasons why they turn down a manuscript. https://youtu.be/xDMnYpR8C-k FEATURED AGENTS: Cortney Radocaj, Literary Agent, Belcastro Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortneyRadocaj Website: https://www.cortneyradocaj.com/ Agency page: http://www.belcastroagency.com/about_us/ Kaitlyn Johnson, Literary Agent, Corvisiero Literary Agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaitylynne13 Freelance editing: … Continue reading iWriterly Video: Literary Agents Share the Top Reasons Why Manuscripts Are Rejected in the Query Box

Author Interview: THE GOD QUEEN By M. L. Tishner

October 22, 2019October 31, 2019

INDIE AUTHOR M. L. TISHNER JOINS iWRITERLY FOR AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ABOUT THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT BOOK, THE GOD QUEEN.Title: THE GOD QUEEN Author: M. L. Tishner Pub. Date: October 2019 Publisher: Self Pages: 432 Age Category & Genre: New Adult (NA) Space Opera Find it: Barnes and Noble , Amazon, Kobo, Apple Store, Indigo … Continue reading Author Interview: THE GOD QUEEN By M. L. Tishner

iWriterly Was Featured in the Romance Writers of America (RWA)

August 26, 2019August 22, 2019

iWriterly was featured in the Romance Writers of America’s August 2019 Romance Writers Report (a print magazine for members of RWA). Magazine: The Romance Writers Report (a print magazine for RWA members) Article Title: YouTube: A Resource Guide for Writers Author of the Article: Amanda Renee The iWriterly team was notified by the lovely Lisa … Continue reading iWriterly Was Featured in the Romance Writers of America (RWA)

Query Hack: Critique #24 – YA Magical Realism

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

Dear Query Hack, I was drawn to your love of plot twists and unique concepts, as well as diverse characters and mental health representation. CROSSING THE RUBICON is a 58,000-word YA magical realism novel. Crossing the Rubicon has been compared to CORALINE and A MONSTER CALLS meets THIRTEEN REASONS WHY. My first reaction was I … Continue reading Query Hack: Critique #24 – YA Magical Realism

Savvy Authors Blog: What is Character Agency?

February 5, 2019February 19, 2019

As time goes on and the genre of novels matures and evolves, so too does reader expectation. For example, if you look at J. R. R. Tolkien’s LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, you will probably note that the action sequences and battles scenes are often paragraphs or pages long. In books such as SIX OF … Continue reading Savvy Authors Blog: What is Character Agency?

Savvy Authors Blog: Types of Character Arcs

January 2, 2019February 19, 2019

One of the biggest draws to stories—of any medium—are characters. So many of us want to follow the journeys of individual characters whose personalities or situations we find compelling. The biggest disappointment I often have at the end of a book, television show, or movie is a lack of character growth or change at the … Continue reading Savvy Authors Blog: Types of Character Arcs

Writers Helping Writers Blog: How to Write More Words

November 9, 2018February 19, 2019

With so many stories bouncing around in a writer’s mind, it likely comes as no surprise that most writers seek to write more—or to be more efficient in the time they have to write. In the month of November, known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) to the writing community, thousands of writers endeavor to … Continue reading Writers Helping Writers Blog: How to Write More Words

Savvy Authors Blog: 14 Tricks to Write a Book Faster

November 6, 2018August 25, 2019

Although all writers have their own speeds when it comes to their creative process, one desire is prevalent among them—wanting to write a book faster. The aspiration to write a book more quickly could be due to a variety of reasons or circumstances, such as needing to adhere to deadlines (self-imposed or from a publisher), … Continue reading Savvy Authors Blog: 14 Tricks to Write a Book Faster

Savvy Authors Blog: Filler Words to Remove From Your Novel

October 4, 2018August 25, 2019

All writers want their prose to read smoothly and have the reader fully engaged without being pulled from the story due to an overabundance of unnecessary words that make sentences read clunkier. These unnecessary words are often referred to as “filler words.” Filler words aren’t necessarily “bad” words, and they have their place in the … Continue reading Savvy Authors Blog: Filler Words to Remove From Your Novel

iWriterly Video: AuthorTube Newbie Tag

May 2, 2018November 27, 2019

iWriterly participates in the AuthorTube Newbie Tag, which was originally created by Jenna Streety. Questions: How did you find out about AuthorTube? What genres do you write in? What is your preferred writing tense, point of view, and category of story? (Children’s, YA, NA, Adult, etc.) Are you a plotter, pantser, or plantser? Are … Continue reading iWriterly Video: AuthorTube Newbie Tag