melissa broder

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-broder/and-you-dont-stop-how-i-o_b_613274.html If you told me five years ago that I’d have a book in the window at St. Mark’s Bookshop, I would have plotzed. I used to go to St. Mark’s and sit on the floor in the...

Five Rules of Exposition

http://thescriptlab.com/the-formula/character/dialogue/36-exposition-five-rules Exposition: Five Rules EXPOSITION: FIVE RULES One of the tricks is to have the exposition conveyed in a scene of conflict, so that a character is forced to sway things you want the...

201-ways-to-arouse-your-creativity

http://writetodone.com/2010/06/28/201-ways-to-arouse-your-creativity/ A guest post by Katie Tallo of Momentum Gathering. Electric flesh-arrows … traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the...

successful query sample

The 40th installment in this series is with agent Meredith Kaffel (Charlotte Sheedy Literary) and her author, Anastasia Hopcus, for her young adult paranormal novel, Shadow Hills, which came out July 13 from Egmont. School Library journal said this about the book:...

using twitter to mingle with your heroes

How to Find a Job on Twitter http://adage.com/article?article_id=144714 What New Grads Looking to Land a Gig Must Know By Allison Janney Published: June 29, 2010 Allison Janney Hey, new grads, looking for a job? If so, be sure to round out your resume-sending routine...

Getting to know you: How to build your fanbase

What Your Readers and Book Buyers Want to Know About You and What You Need to Know About Them By Dorothy Thompson What should authors concentrate on when answering questions in interviews or just what they should do to create the most impact on their book buying...