Sitemap - 2014 - Pub(lishing) Crawl

THIS SHATTERED WORLD release!!

Interview with Sara B Larson, author of <em>DEFY</em>

The Benefits of a Small Writers' Conference

A Day in the Life of a Literary Assistant...GIF Style

Five Tumblrs for Writers

Knowing Your Audience

For Real: An Interview with Author Alison Cherry!

Trimming Just a Few More Words

Podcasts and More!

Books vs. Babies!

Taking Risks in your Writing

5 Tips for Researching a Novel & Cover Reveal!

Thank You for Being a (Writing) Friend

The Editorial "Call"

Interview with Catherine Scully: Map Design

Generating New Ideas

Bridging the Gap between Science and Fiction

The Value of Handselling

Expectation vs. Reality

A Reminder to Actually Write

Creating a Whole New World

Reading Historical Fiction

<em>The Silence of Six</em> is now in stores!

Neo-NaNo

Cover Reveal for INKED by Eric Smith + Words from Cover Designer

Nine Halloween Reading Recommendations!

The Between Book

<em>In the Afterlight</em> releases today!

Writing Out of Order

Letters from your Characters

Pick Six: The How to Create a Character Game

On Handling Criticism

Holding Yourself Accountable & Staying Motivated

Book Recommendation: <em>The History of the Franks</em> by Gregory of Tours

Other Creative Pursuits

The Great Debate: An Agent and Editor Discuss the Latest in Contract Negotiation

How Not to Quit

What Scares You?

How To Build and Use a Treaddesk

Writing and time management

Finishing a Trilogy: Interview with Meagan Spooner, author of <em>Skylark</em>

Collaboration: Two writers are better than one(?)

Life as an Editor Married to an Author

The Tyrant Villain

Perfect is the Enemy of Good

Choosing a Point-of-View Character

Guest Post: Lessons Learned from Hong Kong Movies

The Body Electric: An Interview With Author Beth Revis!

How to Survive in a Bookstore as an Author

Switching Genres — Can it hurt your author brand?

ECHOES OF US by Kat Zhang releases today!

Happy Book Birthday to <I>The 8th Continent</I> by Matt London!

An Agent's Top Ten Thoughts

Guest Post: Three tips to increase productivity when writing from home

How Going to Military School = Writing a Book

What We're Reading Now

Back-to-School Reading Recs

How Do I Look?

Book Recommendation: Jeff VanderMeer's WONDERBOOK

Interview with Margot Wood, the Real Fauxtographer

What's the One Thing Your Character Can't Live Without?

Sherlock's Approach to Research

Adding New Ideas vs. Knowing When to Streamline

The Post of General Advice

Guest Post: Writing books or working pub?

Revealing Backstory while Avoiding the Info-dump

"Stealing" Careers

Dealing With Multiple Drafts During Revisions

Interview with Paper Lantern Lit's Lexa Hillyer

Lessons Learned While Writing a Trilogy

What Ferrets Taught Me About Being a Writer

Staying Power

Adding Depth With Secondary Characters

Favorite Opening Lines/Paragraphs

Writing 3-Dimensional Characters

The Amnesia Effect

Space Camp: The Final Frontier

An Intro to The Art of Revision: Part 2

What to Watch this Weekend: Book-to-Film Adaptations

Are Your Scenes Causing an Effect?

Happy Book Birthday to <em>Strange and Ever After</em> by Susan Dennard!

Guest Interview: Heather Marie

Logistics

Guest Post: The Contemporary Comeback

Who Can Recommend a Good Book?

Interview with Robin Bridges, author of <em>The Gathering Storm</em>

When You Don't Agree With Your Characters

Guest Post: The Best Advice I've Gotten From Other Writers

Art Yarn (On Being a Beginner)

The Secret to Writing a Commercial Hit

Guest Post: Shifting from Nonfiction to Fiction

When Everybody Loves a Book Except You....

Interview with Page Morgan, author of <em>The Lovely and the Lost</em>

An Intro to The Art of Revision

Of Dreams and Day Jobs

Guest Post: Lessons in Pentameter

FORGED Cover Reveal!

Crafting the Perfect Critique Sandwich

Writers Write — and Read

A Quick Tip to Keep Your Scenes Moving

Give Yourself A Break

Book Recommendation: Every Breath by Ellie Marney

Cover Reveal for MOSQUITOLAND by David Arnold

Guest Post: Transitioning from a Public Library to a School Library

Your Character is Lying

Do you actually need that romance?

The Building of a Setting

Start With a Change, Not Just Action

Guest Post: Advice for Publishing a Children's Book

Tough Topics and Boys

Have Laptop — Will Travel

Are You Serving Your Story?

Win critiques, books, and a 10-minute phone call with an agent!

Proofing Like a Pro

Making an offer

Wonky Beginnings and Permission to Fail

Beyond the Great Idea

Querypalooza Day 5 & Sum-up!

Querypalooza Day 4

Querypalooza Day 3

Querypalooza Day 2

Querypalooza Day 1

Favorite Moms in YA/Children's Lit!

Querypalooza kick off!

Fictional Reality

Interview with Meredith McCardle, author of The Eighth Guardian

The Importance of Day Dreaming

Productivity Part One: Time Management and Planning

Are Your Characters Fighting Obstacles or Each Other?

Digital Marketing - An interview with Anna Jarzab

Diversity and Fantasy and the "Other"

Reasons NOT to Sign with a Publisher

Pay It Forward Day

Guest Post: Choosing the Right Pen

Thoughts from the Submission Pile

Planning a Series

What's your major?

Behind The Scenes: How Copy Edits Work

FROZEN by Erin Bowman releases today!

Art Speaks

Celebrating John Corey Whaley's NOGGIN

Pressures of Publishing part two

April 2014 Releases!

Self-Promo and Marketing Materials that Work

Character Movement & Characterization

An "Awesome" Exercise that Will Improve your Word Choice

Asking the Right Questions

Reconnecting with Characters

A Day in the Life of a Marketing Associate

Motives

February & March 2014 Releases!

How to Turn That Shiny New Idea Into a Novel

Choosing Your Own Adventures

Crafting an Ending that Sings

Not Abusing Your Personal Contacts For Professional Agendas

Eliminating Gender Division In Books

When to Show, When to Tell, and When to Do a Bit of Both

Book Recommendation: The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

How Festivals and Conferences Can Make You a Better Author

Writing and Editing Workspaces!

Guest Post: Finding Big Opportunities With a Small Press

Creating Characters Readers Care About

Walking the High Wire: The Art of Writing Tension

Pressures of Publishing: part one

Write what's in your heart

Scribal Error

Reading the Movies

Where to turn when it's time to research

Birthday Adventures: Win signed ARCs of the entire Something Strange & Deadly series

The Words Are Mightier Than The GIF

The Life of a Query Letter

Tips for Creating an Ensemble Cast of Characters

What Makes You Swoon?

ECHOES OF US Cover Release!

Seven Steps to a Successful Signing

Every Book is Different

A Love Letter to my Rejections

The Value of ARCs

The Books That Linger

Increase Your Writing Productivity: the productivity pyramid

SALT & STORM Cover Reveal! (Plus insights to how the artwork came to be)

What Do You Do When Writing is No Longer Fun?

<em>Infinite</em> Release Day!

The Safe Zone

Five Ways to Use Dramatic Irony in Your Writing

Making the most of social networks as a writer

The Art of Writing Copy

Stress less and daydream more: a resolution

Reading Resolutions

January 2014 Releases!

Introducing One More New Member: E.C. Myers!

Introducing Another New Member: Adam Silvera!

Introducing Our Newest Member: Janice Hardy!

Guest Post and Giveaway: Michelle Schusterman on Writing What You Know