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Writers in the Margins is a contest for marginalized writers with completed manuscripts. Submit an application for a chance to work with a professional editor free of cost to get your book ready for submission to agents or publishers. More info … Read More»
The #QuerySwap Twitter event is for authors looking to trade feedback on their queries. Tweet a pitch for your book with the hashtag and any identifying query tags, then search the feed for similar books. Ask those authors to swap queries and … Read More»
#RevPit's 7 Days of Giveaways is a week-long Twitter event where a different editor takes over a day of the week to Tweet editing giveaways, advice, and tips. More info here. Hosted by the Revise and Resub event and its editors. Find … Read More»
According to one of my #WDC17 sessions, story CONFLICT is the engine that powers storytelling, from your inciting incident to your satisfying conclusion. Without conflict, characters can't change or grow, and readers can't experience emotion. What … Read More»
Here's another post from my Writer's Digest Conference series of session recaps for my Author Toolbox friends and lovely blog followers! I found it interesting to see plot twists in this more defined and mechanical sense. I didn't realize how many … Read More»
