Find your writing m.o. (or, how to write a novel)

Before I actually managed to write a novel, I scoured the Internet and posts by people who had somehow managed to successfully write one (or many!) to see how on earth they did it. Naturally, now that I have successfully completed a novel (whoot!), it is time for me...

Book titles & branding

Choosing the right title for your book is one of the most important steps in the want-to-be-published process. Yes, titles can (and often do!) change, your writing is important, etc… but titles are branding, and good branding can make or break a pitch. Your...

Writing what you love vs. writing for the market

Authoress posted this morning about writing the story that is inside of you–regardless of what is going on in the market. Specifically, she recounts that her dream project, a dystopian, was simply the book that was meant to be, and she wasn’t paying...