Tag: fiction
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Good Writing Advice: Not everything you write has to become a novel
Said another way: Don’t take yourself too seriously. On Monday I went to see Lauren Oliver. After her reading, Ms. Oliver took questions and talked a bit about her writing process. She mentioned at one point that she is ALWAYS working on something, and that if she finished one book on Tuesday she would start…
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Good Writing Advice: Start with the logline.
What is a logline? Well, if you’re an author, you may have had that classic moment where you tell someone you’re writing a book, they ask what it’s about, and then you ACTUALLY HAVE TO TELL THEM. A logline is that crisp, convenient, one-sentence-ish premise that falls effortlessly from your lips in answer, smoothly summing…
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Read what you love.
“It was as if some people believed there was a divide between the books that you were permitted to enjoy and the books that were good for you, and I was expected to choose sides. We were all expected to choose sides. And I didn’t believe it, and I still don’t. I was, and still…
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Upcoming July Contests for MG and YA fiction
Two exciting contest opportunities this month for unagented kid lit writers: 1. The Writer’s Digest 16th free “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest: Middle Grade. Happening now until July 30, 2014. Judged by Peter Knapp of Park Literary. Submit: the first 150-200 words of your unpublished, completed book-length work of middle grade fiction; title; logline; proof of…
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1) Walk into library 2) Pick a book off the shelves.
Today I’m writing because I’ve recently rediscovered the pleasure of something I haven’t done for fun since high school: walking into a library, picking up a novel I’d never heard of and had no prior plans to read, and getting sucked in from jacket to epilogue. As a writer, I’m also an avid reader, but…
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Reading Bingo Challenge 2014
Make reading even more fun this year by playing this Reading Bingo Challenge designed by Retreat by Random House. If you’re into books, scavenger hunts, lists, and/or crossing things off (all of which I totally am), you’re gonna love this. This is also a great way to get people who are intimidated by books excited…
Julie Israel 